"Although we have troops on the highway, we are indeed not the opponent of Hua Xiong. I think instead of consuming here and waiting for Hua Xiong to attack us, it is better to simply retreat to the sour zao, join forces with Cao Mengde, assist each other, and attack Luoyang from the east." Kong Yichang proposed his own idea to Yuan Shu.

Kong Yichang's words also expressed Tao Qian's thoughts. He was unwilling to stay here and wait for Hua Xiong to fight, so he quickly agreed.

"What Gongxu (Kong Yichang's word) says is right. Instead of hesitating here and unable to make progress, it is better to retreat to the sour jujube, join forces to attack the East Road together, and have a greater chance of winning."

After hearing the two of them, Yuan Shu understood that they were all determined to retreat. If he insisted on staying, he would face the situation of fighting Hua Xiong alone. This was of course not the result he expected.

"What you said makes sense. Since that's the case, then we will immediately set up camp and go to Sourjuana to meet with Cao Mengde." Yuan Shu agreed with the two of them in a row.

Kong Yichang and Tao Qian saw that Yuan Shu agreed to their proposal, they immediately stood up and wanted to go back to his camp to rectify the troops.

When Zhang Fei heard that they were preparing to leave like this, he couldn't help but mutter: "It would be fine if he didn't send troops to retake Yang Renju, but he would retreat without sending a single army! Isn't this a coward?!"

Yuan Shu heard Zhang Fei's words, glared at him and scolded: "How can you, a reckless man, understand the army's actions and strategies, and dare to talk nonsense again, and not retreat!"

Zhang Fei stared at Yuan Shu in annoyedly, trying to refute.

However, Liu Bei did not want to argue with Yuan Shu at this time, so he spoke to stop Zhang Fei: "Third brother, don't say anything more!"

Only then did Zhang Fei shut up helplessly and stopped talking.

"General Highway, since he has decided to withdraw his army to Soyzao, we should obey it. However, Sun Wentai has not returned yet, we should send troops to respond..." Liu Bei reminded Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu snorted: "Sun Jian was defeated in the battle and would naturally come back to join the army by himself. Why should he send troops to support him? If you want to support him, just go by yourself."

Zhang Fei wanted to have an attack again, but was stopped by Guan Yu beside him.

Liu Bei responded helplessly: "Okay, Liu Bei obeyed the military order and led the two brothers to pick up the prefect Sun, and then went to the sour jujube together to meet you."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to walk outside the tent together.

Tao Qian looked at the backs of Liu Bei and the other two and couldn't help but exclaim: "Although Liu Xuande only has three brothers, he is so righteous. It is rare in this chaotic world."

Yuan Shu snorted contemptuously: "I think he is not loyal, but just pretending. Okay, since he has decided to withdraw to the sour jujube, please don't delay, and quickly set up the camp."

...

Outside Yuan Shu's camp, the three brothers Liu Bei rode out and headed towards the Yang Renjia.

Zhang Fei said angrily: "What kind of prefect and governor, I think they are all a group of cowards. So I asked Sun Jian to send troops to fight, and they hid here as turtles! When Sun Jian was defeated, they were about to run away. It was really hateful!"

"Yes, brother, everyone is just thinking about their own gains and losses. They are not sincerely trying to send troops to take down Dong Zhuo and save the people. They are just a group of hypocrites!" Guan Yu agreed with Zhang Fei's words.

"They were just princes who were separatist in one country, and participating in the coalition might be more just seeking fame. We should be ourselves well and have no guilt. Why bother with others?" Liu Bei persuaded his two brothers.

"Brother, since that's the case, why do we need to rush to pick up Sun Jian? Just follow them to go to the sour dates." Zhang Fei said incomprehensible.

"Like us, Sun Jian was not invited by the Yuan brothers to spontaneously come to the alliance to attack Dong Zhuo. And he took the initiative to be a pioneer to attack Yangrenju, leaving no room for anything."

"It shows that he is also a hero who cares about the people. Now that he has been defeated by Hua Xiong, he is in trouble. Yuan Gaolu refuses to send troops to support him. How can we not save him?" Liu Bei explained to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei why he wanted him to save Sun Jian.

"Brother, you are kind-hearted. In short, what you say is, we all listen to you." Zhang Fei responded to Liu Bei.

The three brothers rode their horses and rushed towards the distance...

From the Yang people gathered to the road to Luyang, Sun Jian and his subordinates were drinking water and resting briefly by a small river on the side of the road.

After a night of running away, Sun Jian and Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang who escaped separately joined together. They rectified the remaining soldiers. At present, more than 5,000 troops were left, and almost half of their troops were lost.

What made Sun Jian feel most distressed was Zu Mao. Seeing that he did not catch up with the large army, Sun Jian realized that he might be in danger.

"It's all the fault of that damn Yuan Shu. If he allocated military rations to us in time, our soldiers wouldn't go to the battlefield hungry, so why would they have suffered the great defeat last night!" Han Dang complained angrily.

"Yes, we and Dong Zhuo do not have a deep hatred. We are completely avenging their Yuan family and act as pioneers. But they treat us like this and cause us to lose our troops and generals. It is really hateful!" Huang Gai also agreed with dissatisfaction.

Sun Jian was about to respond to the two, but he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar. Then he saw smoke and dust rising from the direction of the gathering of people on the sun. It was obvious that there were pursuers coming.

"Huaxiong is chasing you, leave!" Sun Jian realized that his subordinates had been running around all night, hunger and fatigue, and it was impossible for him to withstand the impact of Huaxiong's army, so he hurriedly issued an order to retreat.

Sun Jian and others quickly got on the horse and began to run towards Luyang.

After Hua Xiong gathered and killed Zu Mao in Yangren, he immediately met with Li Su, leaving him to count the battlefield and rectify the army. He personally brought five thousand light cavalry and chased Sun Jian all the way.

Hua Xiong saw Sun Jian's soldiers running ahead from afar, and shouted loudly: "Sun Jian is right in front, chase after him!"

When the Xiliang army received Hua Xiong's order, they all knew that killing Sun Jian was a great contribution. They all came to their spirits and roared and urged the war horses to kill Sun Jian's troops in front of them.

While running away, Sun Jian and others looked back and saw that the pursuers behind them were getting closer and closer. They could vaguely see Hua Xiong rushing in front with a big knife.

Sun Jian sighed helplessly: "Is it really God is going to destroy me, Sun Jian?"

Just when Sun Jian was discouraged and thought he was already doomed, three fast horses came towards him directly in front of his troops.
Chapter completed!