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Seeing the change in Liu Bei's expression, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but ask, "My lord, is something amiss?"

"But thinking of the 800,000 Cao soldiers trapped in this fire, I feel a pang of guilt!" Liu Bei sighed.

Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan: "My lord, if we allow Cao Cao's army to march south, the entire southern population, and even the entire Han Dynasty, will suffer!"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words of comfort, Liu Bei sighed and said nothing more.

After hearing the conversation between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, the viewers in the live stream sent messages to comfort Liu Bei.

Shortly afterward, a messenger came to report.

"Reporting to the lord, that traitor Cao fled to the west of Wulin, thinking he had escaped, and laughed loudly. Unexpectedly, General Zhao attacked from the side and intercepted countless grain and supplies!"

After hearing the report, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief: "Good!"

Afterwards, messengers kept coming to report on the battle situation at the front.

"Reporting to the lord, that traitor Cao Cao fled to Hulu Pass, laughing loudly. Little did he know that General Zhang had already laid an ambush there. Cao Cao lost his armor and weapons, and suffered countless losses of soldiers and horses!"

"Reporting to the lord, that traitor Cao has already entered the Huarong Trail..."

……

"Good! Very good!" Liu Bei stood up excitedly and paced back and forth in the tent.

He then said to the guards standing at the door, "Pass on my orders: have Sun Qian and Yi Ji prepare the merit book, and have Mi Zhu and Ma Liang prepare wine and meat. I want to celebrate this great victory with the soldiers!"

"Yes, sir!" The guard at the door responded and went out.

Next, we wait for the victorious soldiers to return.

Because the live stream was focused on Liu Bei's tent, the people in the chat group started chatting.

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Uncle, how's the situation in Yizhou?"

Liu Bei: "The other day, Xianhe sent a letter saying that Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, in alliance with the southern barbarians, launched an attack on Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang was unable to withstand it and has already sent someone to ask Cao Cao for help!"

Liu Bei: "It's a pity that Zhou Yu's fire burned Cao Cao's 800,000-strong army to ashes. Liu Zhang's plan is doomed to fail!"

Zhang Chulan said, "Uncle, this way your opportunity has come!"

Liu Bei: "Yes, after this battle is over, I will have to prepare to rescue Liu Zhang!"

Huang Rong: "Uncle Liu, I think you should make preparations first, but the troops sent to rescue Liu Zhang shouldn't leave too quickly! Only when Liu Zhang has been badly beaten will he know who his own people are!"

Huang Rong: "Moreover, after the Battle of Red Cliffs, it would be best to occupy all the counties and prefectures of Jingzhou as quickly as possible. Only in this way will Liu Zhang not worry about you, my imperial uncle, usurping my position!"

Chapter 283, Cao Cao's Ruthlessness! (Please subscribe!)

Hearing Huang Rong's words, Liu Bei felt they made a lot of sense.

I can go back and discuss it with Kongming and Yuanzhi.

Sure enough, none of those who made it into the chat group were easy to deal with!

Just as Liu Bei and the other chatters were chatting in the live stream chat group, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei returned victorious.

After listening to the two recount the results of their respective ambushes, Liu Bei said happily, "Very good! Yide, Zilong, you've worked hard this time!"

Zhao Zilong wore a shy smile, while Zhang Fei grinned and laughed loudly, "Brother, now that we've defeated Cao Cao, can I finally have a good drink?"

"Of course!" Liu Bei said with a smile, "However, the task of recovering all parts of Jingzhou will have to be left to Zilong and Yunchang!"

“This…” Zhang Fei’s face showed a conflicted expression.

With a final, pained expression, Zhang Fei said, "Then I'll let it go this time. I'll have a good drink after we've recovered all of Jingzhou!"

Seeing Zhang Fei's appearance, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Zhao Yun all laughed without any sense of decency.

Zhuge Liang then told Zhang Fei that Liu Bei had already sent people to prepare wine and food.

After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Zhang Fei's face lit up with a happy smile.

The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but laugh at Zhang Fei's appearance.

Huang Rong: "I never imagined that the fierce Zhang Fei in history was like this!"

Zhang Chulan: "This looks just like an adorable Zhang Fei!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "This is only true when he's with his own people. When he's facing the enemy, Zhang Fei isn't so easy to talk to!"

……

After a while, Guan Yu, Wen Pin, and Wei Yan also returned victorious.

After Guan Yu led the way into the main tent, Wei Yan, who was following behind him, excitedly threw a severed head on the ground: "My lord, this is the head of Yue Jin, a general under Cao Cao. I have come to present it to you!"

Liu Bei said happily, "Good, Wen Chang, this is a great achievement!"

Hearing Liu Bei's praise, Wei Yan stood behind Guan Yu with a smug look on his face.

At this moment, Wen Ping also loudly proclaimed to Liu Bei, "My lord, this is Zhang He, a general under Cao Cao. I captured him alive and am presenting him to you as well!"

At this moment, behind Wen Ping, two soldiers were escorting Zhang He, who was bound hand and foot.

Liu Bei wanted to persuade Zhang He to surrender, but before he could speak, Zhuge Liang whispered a few words in his ear.

Liu Bei nodded, temporarily setting the matter aside, and only praised Wen Ping a few times.

Guan Yu was the last to speak.

This time, Guan Yu captured several generals and strategists of Cao Cao's army, the most important of whom was Xun You, one of Cao Cao's most important strategists.

"General Guan has also made great contributions this time, congratulations!" After listening to Guan Yu's introduction of the prisoners, Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said to Guan Yu.

"Thank you, strategist!" Guan Yu said excitedly, his already ruddy face now glowing even redder.

Liu Bei glanced at the prisoners and said to the soldiers escorting them, "Take these generals and gentlemen away and treat them well. Do not be rude to them!"

The prisoners didn't struggle and obediently followed the soldiers out.

Seeing that Guan Yu and his two companions had made a great harvest this time, the chattering crowd naturally began to discuss it animatedly.

Yue Buqun: "So this is the surprise that Imperial Uncle was talking about! He actually sent Guan Yu, Wen Pin, and Wei Yan to guard Huarong Road!"

Ren Weiyong: "Now it seems that the Imperial Uncle's arrangement was not a problem. Even Zhang He and Xun You have become prisoners!"

Ying Zheng: "Where is Cao Cao? Why haven't I seen the most important Cao Cao?"

Zhou Bingkun: "Could it be that Cao Cao still managed to escape?"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "That shouldn't be the case! In the future video, Guan Yu almost captured Cao Cao alive all by himself. Now, with Wei Yan and Wen Pin added, how could Cao Cao possibly escape?"

Han Li: "Could it be that Guan Yu released Cao Cao again?"

Zhan Zhao: "Really? Since the Imperial Uncle sent three people to guard Huarong Road, Guan Yu shouldn't go against his elder brother's wishes, right? Besides, with Wei Yan and Wen Pin there, even if Guan Yu wanted to let Cao Cao go, the two of them might not agree."

……

Not only the people in the chat group, but Liu Bei was also curious.

I've already sent three generals to guard Huarong Road, so why haven't I captured Cao Cao?

So Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and asked, "Yun Chang, where is Cao Cao?"

"He got away!" Guan Yu said, holding his breath.

In Guan Yu's view, it was indeed somewhat shameful to let Cao Cao escape after he was injured.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang spoke up from the side: "My lord, all the generals have made great contributions in this battle. Even if Cao Cao escapes alive, he must be terrified! We will surely capture him in one fell swoop in the next battle."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words of comfort, Liu Bei nodded.

He then asked, "But Huarong Road is a low-lying area, like a pocket. How did Cao Cao escape?"

"That Cao Cao's ruthlessness is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people!" Before Guan Yu and Wen Ping could speak, Wei Yan spoke first, "Huarong Road is difficult for even a person accustomed to mountain roads to pass, let alone warhorses. But Cao Cao first ordered his soldiers to clear roads through mountains and build bridges over rivers. Later, when we were pursuing him, Cao Cao even directly ordered the soldiers and horses that cleared the way to be shot, and he stepped over their corpses to force his way out!"

Upon hearing Wei Yan's words, Liu Bei and the others present, as well as the audience in the live broadcast room, all showed expressions of disbelief.

"That traitor Cao is utterly depraved! I will never let you get away with this!" Liu Bei said angrily in front of Guan Yu and the others.

Ying Zheng: "This Cao Cao truly has the makings of a ruthless hero!"

Zhou Bingkun: "What kind of tyrant's demeanor is he? He just doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "It's a pity. If we could capture Cao Cao, the Imperial Uncle could have recovered even more territory!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "I think this is just right! It severely damages Cao Cao's army without causing it to collapse, thus tipping the scales of victory in favor of Jiangdong!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "After all, Imperial Uncle still needs time and space to develop!"

Ying Zheng: "Speaking of development, Xuande still needs to take control of both Yizhou and Jingzhou before he can have a good opportunity for development!"

……

Because he was about to celebrate the victory with his soldiers, Liu Bei immediately shut down the live stream.

The human world, the city of Beijing.

It was already the end of 2007 or 2008, and the university was about to have its winter break.

Zhou Bingkun was attending class while simultaneously watching the Battle of Red Cliffs live in a chat group.

Since Zhou Bingkun already knew all of this from the teacher, he wasn't worried about it affecting his learning progress.

Chapter 284, Zhou Bingkun is brought to the police's door! (Please subscribe!)

Seeing that Liu Bei had closed the live stream, Zhou Bingkun then turned his attention to the teacher on the podium.

A short while later, the bell rang, and Zhou Bingkun walked out of the classroom with the crowd.

"Bingkun, you don't have class later, are you going home? If not, let's go out for a couple of drinks?" Li Fansong said to Zhou Bingkun as they walked side by side.

Although Li Fan and Song Jia also lived in Beijing, their homes were quite far from the school.

So he only goes back two or three times a month, spending most of his time in the school dormitory.

Zhou Bingkun was different from him because his home was very close, so he would go home to stay most of the time.

Zhou Bingkun nodded: "Sure! But is it just the two of us?"

"Then let's invite Brother Zhu and Master Tan as well!" Li Fansong said after thinking for a moment.

Zhu Ge and Tan Dashen were also Zhou Bingkun's roommates, but they were not in the same department as Zhou Bingkun and Li Fansong.

Therefore, we don't attend classes in the same classroom.

Zhou Bingkun readily agreed: "Alright! Should I go back and get two bottles of good wine?"

"No need for that. I brought a few bottles with me when I went home, they're in my dorm!" Li Fansong said with a smile. "Let's go back to the dorm first, and then call Brother Zhu and Master Tan, and we'll go out together!"

The two had just returned to their dormitory and told Zhu Ge and Tan Dashen about going out for drinks when they saw the dormitory manager and the security guard walking over.

The dormitory supervisor said to Zhou Bingkun, "Bingkun, the gatekeeper is looking for you!"

"Excuse me, sir, what can I do for you?" Zhou Bingkun asked the man in the military green guard uniform with some confusion.

The gatekeeper looked at Zhou Bingkun and asked, "Are you Comrade Zhou Bingkun?"

"Yes, I am Zhou Bingkun!"

"Here's the thing, the police are looking for you, they're in the guardhouse right now!"

Zhou Bingkun was completely bewildered: "The police are looking for me? What happened?"

Since arriving in Beijing, Zhou Bingkun couldn't remember doing anything illegal!

"I don't know about that!" The security guard shook his head. "You'll have to ask the police yourself!"

Zhou Bingkun nodded, then said to Li Fan and the other two, "Brother Li, you guys go to the restaurant first, I'll go over and see what's going on!"

Li Fansong was worried that something might happen to Zhou Bingkun: "I'll go with you! If anything happens, I can give you some advice."

Zhou Bingkun did not refuse, so the two walked quickly toward the guardhouse.

As soon as Zhou Bingkun arrived at the guardhouse, he saw two police officers in uniform.

Standing next to the two police officers was his niece, Feng Yue.

"Uncle!" As soon as Feng Yue saw Zhou Bingkun, she rushed towards him.

Zhou Bingkun picked Feng Yue up in his arms: "Yueyue, what are you doing here, and why are you with the police officers?"

Feng Yue immediately pouted and pointed to her left cheek to complain to Zhou Bingkun: "Uncle, Mom hit me, look."