It was already early the next morning when Guan Yu received the news of Liu Bei's defeat.

At first he couldn't believe it. After all, Liu Bei had more than 10,000 cavalry around him, and Zhang Fei was not weak, but Gongsun Xu was a young man and his talent was not outstanding. Even with the help of the armored cavalry, although there was a possibility of defeating Liu Bei, the victory or defeat should not be very different. Later, he received news from several scouts one after another, and he confirmed that Liu Bei was not only defeated, but also suffered a lot of casualties, and almost lost all his baggage.

Guan Yu was even more afraid to be careless. Liu Bei suffered a lot of losses, so the infantry and cavalry he led was even more important, which was related to whether Liu Bei could still defend Youzhou. He discussed with Tian Yu and sent people to the frontier to contact Liu Bei to send people to help him, while slowly retreating, and did not give Taishi Ci the opportunity to raid as much as possible. To be honest, this pressure is very high, and the chariot formation cannot be kept tight during the march. If Taishi Ci used the armored cavalry to attack forcibly, he would not have any effective countermeasures.

In fact, Gongsun Xu did have such an idea. Gongsun Fan's death made him feel very guilty. He couldn't catch up with Zhang Fei, so he wanted to kill Guan Yu, but he avenged Gongsun Fan, but was rejected by Taishi Ci. He told Gongsun Xu that Guan Yu not only had martial arts better than Zhang Fei, but also had infantry assistance, and there was no certainty in the Arctic Cavalry Breaking Formation. Instead, he might be trapped in the chariot formation, resulting in unnecessary casualties. There are opportunities to take revenge, and there is no need to be now.

Although Gongsun Xu was sad, he had no choice. Taishi Ci took back the armored cavalry and refused to let Gongsun Xu get close to Guan Yu. He asked him to stay behind and take on the heavy responsibility of harassing Guan Yu himself. He used his superb archery skills to shoot Guan Yu's subordinates and looked for opportunities. Guan Yu's martial arts skills were outstanding, but he was far inferior to Taishi Ci's arts, and his subordinates could not find a archer who could compete with Taishi Ci, so he could only watch Taishi Ci sulk. Tian Yu tried to snipe Taishi Ci with a strong crossbow several times, but Taishi Ci was good at this. Several stunning competitions were not only unscathed, but also shot and killed the powerful crossbowman, which made Guan Yu speechless.

Later, Gongsun Xu became emotionally stable and asked to go into battle again. He brought the white horse Yicong, who was good at riding and shooting, rioting Guan Yu. These white horse Yicong had exquisite armor and horse armor, and were well protected. They were also good at riding and shooting, sometimes far and sometimes near, and whenever they had the opportunity, they would approach the convoy, shoot at close range, and even directly attack the crossbowman in Wugang's car with a spear, which made Guan Yu very nervous and did not dare to relax his vigilance for a moment.

After chasing along the way, Guan Yu lost hundreds more people. The nightmare ended until Zhang Fei led the cavalry to help. Taishici did not fall in love with the battle and retreated to the grassland and continued to sweep away the Xianbei and Wuhuan people along the way.

After getting together with Zhang Fei, Guan Yu immediately asked about the situation. Only then did he realize that Liu Bei was injured and was very injured. He barely supported himself into the barrier. When he returned to Juyongguan, he fainted. The arrow shot through his plastimeter and penetrated deep into his abdomen. Fortunately, Liu Bei was experienced and afraid that the arrow would cut his intestines due to long-term bumps. He cut his abdomen with a short knife and took out the arrow. His current problem was that he had too much bleeding, injured his vitality, and was defeated again, and was furious.

Zhang Fei quietly told Guan Yu another thing: When the doctor examined Liu Bei's injuries, he said that the arrow injured the kidney, and Liu Bei might have a chance to die. Liu Bei was angry and drew his sword and killed the doctor. Only a few people knew about this matter. Guan Yu was not an outsider, so Zhang Fei would tell him to be careful when he spoke and not to anger Liu Bei.

After hearing this, Guan Yu felt a little sad. He remembered the rumor that came from Jizhou. The rumor said that his and Zhang Fei's surname were connected to herald the fate of Liu's family. Will there be Liu Bei's intention to be extinct? The will of heaven is far away, and the rumors are always vague, and it can be explained no matter how you explain it. Especially for him, Guan is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who is a person who has a chance to expand his career and fly high.

"Yide, you said... Xuande has fallen to this point, will it be me who hinder him?"

Zhang Fei looked at Guan Yu in surprise. It was the first time he had met with Guan Yu that he had seen Guan Yu feel so depressed, thinking that Guan Yu was blaming himself for his dereliction of duty. "Brother Yun, don't blame yourself. This is how the battle on the grassland is. Any accident may happen. Taishi Ci not only deceived you, but also deceived our scouts. The responsibility for the attack is not on you."

Guan Yu looked at Zhang Fei in surprise. Although Zhang Fei misunderstood his meaning, he accidentally revealed the truth: someone blamed him and Tian Yu for the defeat. He became angry and his face changed immediately.

"Yide, the scouts of our former army are no better than those of the central army, nor are they good at riding and shooting than Taishici's scouts. Over the years, we have never taken advantage of the competition between scouts."

Seeing that Guan Yu was angry, Zhang Fei did not dare to say anything else, but just vaguely agreed. Guan Yu became more and more angry. He felt that this defeat was not his responsibility. He held Taishi Ci's main force, but Liu Bei was defeated by Gongsun Xu. After all, it was the responsibility of the Central Army himself and even Liu Bei himself. How could he be pushed to him?

When he returned to Juyongguan, Guan Yu and Tian Yu had no time to drink water, so he rushed to visit Liu Bei as soon as possible.

Liu Bei lay motionless on the sickbed, closing his eyes tightly, his eye sockets were deep, his face was pale, and even his lips lost their blood. Guan Yu knelt in front of the couch and shouted several times before Liu Bei slowly opened his eyes, his eyes swept back and forth on Guan Yu's face, his eyes a little complicated.

"Has the cloud grown back?"

"Here I'm back."

"Have you ever fought with Taishici? How much is the loss?"

"I haven't fought and I don't lose much. I just died when I retreated. Gongsun Xu wanted to avenge Gongsun Fan, but he was entangled and kept harassing him with his white horse and his horse's cavalry and shooting."

"Oh, there has never been a war." Liu Bei sighed quietly, closed his eyes again, and his eyes were involuntarily twitched, and his hands hidden in the quilt were clenched unconsciously. He was ambushed by Gongsun Xu's heavy troops, but Guan Yu did not fight with Taishici, and escaped without losing his body, only a few hundred people died. No matter how you look, this is not normal.

Seeing that Liu Bei's breath was heavy, Guan Yu felt a little reluctant, swallowed the accusations and comforted Liu Bei and said, "Xuande, victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs. You should recover well. With me here, Youzhou is safe."

Tian Yu, who was kneeling beside him, didn't want to get into trouble. When he heard Guan Yu's words, he couldn't help but pull Guan Yu's sleeve quietly. Guan Yu was confused, so he looked back at Tian Yu. Tian Yu couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't say it in front of Liu Bei, so he had to say, "General, the king is seriously injured and needs rest. We should retreat first and wait until the king is more energetic before coming."

Guan Yu felt it was reasonable and asked Liu Bei back and carefully tucked the corners of the quilt for Liu Bei. The moment he touched Liu Bei's hand, his lying eyebrows slightly raised and he quickly glanced at Liu Bei's face. Liu Bei's hand was tightly held and his face was tight, so he was clearly enduring something.

What is he enduring? Is it a wound or something else?

Guan Yu wanted to see the opening, but seeing Liu Bei closed his eyes tightly and had no intention of speaking, he probably couldn't tell why, so he sighed in his heart, bowed and retreated. He left the inner room, got out of the hall, and came to the courtyard. Guan Yu stopped, raised his head, looked at the white clouds rolling and changing blue sky, thinking of Liu Bei's strange expression, full of depression, and couldn't help but whistle.

Tian Yu stood quietly aside, looking at Guan Yu's tall body, feeling indescribable depression. He could feel a crack between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, an invisible crack. He also understood why Taishi Ci clearly had the ability to force a raid, but he did not take action and sent Guan Yu back all the way. Guan Yu's martial arts may be comparable to Taishi Ci, but his power and plot were almost idiotic. He was too conceited, fell into other people's plots without knowing it, was suspected, and even said such words in front of Liu Bei, anyone would have doubts.

Guan Yu stood in the courtyard for a while, lowered his head and went out, with his back straightened up a little. He had just left, and Qianzhao came and reported to Liu Bei that the emperor sent an envoy to pass the imperial edict and sent a Dayuan horse, saying that it was given to Guan Yu.

Liu Bei opened his eyes and looked straight at Qian Zhao. "What are you giving to Guan Yu?"

Qian Zhao nodded, feeling uneasy. He was quick-minded and could see on the way that Liu Bei had an objection to Guan Yu. Now the emperor gave the horse to Guan Yu, which was more likely to arouse Liu Bei's sensitivity. It was precisely because of this that he came to report to Liu Bei in advance and let Liu Bei be mentally prepared. No matter what differences there were between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, the emperor could not notice it, especially at this time.

"Master, you may... have to stick to it." Qian Zhao said softly: "There are also a few young talents from Jizhou who are here with the messenger. They are interested in serving the king. The king should receive him."

Liu Bei's eyes turned and finally felt a little energetic. Although he had Zhongshan and Hejian, he was not very harmonious with the aristocratic family. Now someone came to vote, which was undoubtedly a good thing to be sought after. Qianzhao asked him to persevere, so naturally he did not want others to see his serious injury. No one was willing to support a dying person.

"Who is the messenger?"

"The son of the Grand Marshal Cui Lie, the counselor Cui Jun."

Liu Bei was overjoyed. The Cui family of Anping is a large family in Jizhou. Such a family was not something he could not stick to before. Even if he is now named King of Zhongshan, he still has no confidence in facing a family like Anping Cui family. If he can get the support of Cui, he will have a greater possibility of gaining a foothold in Zhongshan and Hejian.

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and forced himself to sit up. "Zi Jing, are you familiar with Cui Jun?"

"When I was in Luoyang with my master, I visited me."

"Then do you think, can Cui Jun stay?"

Qian Zhao stared at Liu Bei's eyes and said word by word: "King, Yuan Tan has been defeated repeatedly and has no fighting spirit. He may give up Jizhou at any time. The one who can preside over Jizhou is the king. If the king can cheer up, let alone Cui Jun, the whole Jizhou will be the king as the main one."
Chapter completed!