Deng Zhan was standing in the east coast of the river, and Deng Ji was puzzled. Although they had just surrendered for a few days, their surname was Deng and they were from Nanyang. They were born easy to get close to and became familiar with each other soon.

"Ziyi, General Zhou's mission is to stop Liu Xun and prevent him from retreating to Xiling. If you are arranging the array here, wouldn't you watch Liu Xun escape?"

Deng Zhan smiled and paced back and forth for two steps. "Botong, you have just come out of Yunmengze and should have some understanding of Yunmengze's situation. Do you think it's more dangerous to escape back to Xiling City or to hide in Yunmengze?"

Deng Ji thought for a while. "That's true. If you hide in Yunmengze, it will not be able to be cleared in a few years. They will be a bandit, and the surrounding counties will suffer. Instead of doing this, it's better to let them retreat to Xiling and catch them all in one go. But in this way, wouldn't it be against General Zhou's order?"

Deng Zhan shook his head. "General Zhou arranged the task, but he did not make any rigid regulations. As long as he could complete the task, we could make decisions on our own, even if we changed the combat plan. As long as we could inform General Zhou in time and let him make corresponding adjustments. You just joined us and were not sure about our method, so it would be fine if you got used to it in the future."

Deng Ji sighed softly, shook his head with a smile, and was about to speak, a horse rushed in the distance. The knight held a small flag in his hand to indicate his identity as a commander. The soldiers of the personal guard camp made way out a passage. The knight ran past the passage, strangled his mount more than ten steps away from Deng Zhan, turned over and dismounted, and handed the order to a personal guard who was facing him. The personal guard took the order and returned to Deng Zhan.

Deng Zhan checked the completeness of the order, opened it and handed it to Deng Ji. Deng Ji took a look, shook his head even more, and the smile on his face could not be suppressed. The order was very simple, and he ordered Deng Zhan to change the original combat plan with the main goal of preventing Liu Xun from escaping into Yunmengze. Zhou Yu himself will undertake the task of seizing Xiling City, just like what Deng Zhan said just now.

Deng Ji was very grateful. "You are really in tune with each other."

"Nothing is strange. It is better to see it at first sight than to hear it. We have never passed by Yunmengze before. We only know that he is sinister and able to hide thieves, but we don't know whether he can hide the army. Now that we have seen it with our own eyes, how can we not be prepared? The soldiers are like water, so there is no unchanging truth."

Deng Ji nodded repeatedly, secretly glad. Although Liu Xun has more than 10,000 people now, his ability is not even as good as Deng Zhan, so how can he compete with Zhou Yu? The victory or defeat is already destined, and persistence is meaningless, let alone Liu Xun is not a person worthy of loyalty.

"Ziyi, let me be a forward. I just made a contribution, so I have to make some contributions."

Deng Zhan laughed and agreed.

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When Liu Xun learned that Deng Zhan was in the formation of the river, he was very glad. Jiangling was lost, so why did he go to Yunmengze to become a bandit? That was not his ideal. He wanted to go back to Xiling City to be the prefect, so he would not help the thieves. He was far away from Deng Zhan and ran towards Xiling. Deng Zhan was just a piece, and Zhou Yu was still behind. He had to speed up and return to Xiling City as soon as possible.

Only the city is safe.

Deng Ji was a little disappointed. He wanted to take the lead and make a first contribution, but he didn't expect Liu Xun would not give him this opportunity at all. He returned to Deng Zhan and wanted to pursue him on his own initiative, but was rejected by Deng Zhan. Deng Zhan said that if they pursued him too tightly, Liu Xun would accelerate the escape speed, and Zhou Yu would probably not be able to catch up. If they didn't chase him, Liu Xun felt safe, and he would slow down, so that Zhou Yu could intercept him outside the city.

Deng Ji suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. He patted his forehead hard. "Ziyi, although you only lead two battalions, you have the overall situation and are a talented general. Deng Shinye has you and has the opportunity to revive again."

"This is the opportunity given to me by General Sun." Deng Zhan narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. "In life, I have to meet a wise master. I can show my knowledge, be granted a wife and son, and be appointed as a marquis and generals. What else can I ask for? Botong, work hard!"

"Work hard!" Deng Ji was ambitious and excited.

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Shortly after Liu Xun fled Anlu, Huang Zhong rushed to the bank of the river and informed Deng Zhan of the latest news. For more than a month, they were not idle. Li Tong contacted the thieves in the Green Forest Mountain and gathered more than 30,000 people. He originally planned to ambush him after Liu Xun entered Suizhou. As a result, Liu Xun stayed in Anlu, so they took the initiative to chase him, led by Li Tong, less than ten miles away.

Deng Ji was shocked. He found that the generals under Sun Ce were more courageous than the other. Deng Zhan changed the existing orders without authorization, and it can be said that it was based on the grasp of Zhou Yu's intentions. Li Tong surrendered more than 30,000 people, which was simply bold. He was not afraid that Sun Ce would suspect that he was respectful and had the right to be disobedient. However, Deng Zhan and Huang Zhong seemed to have no reaction to this, and he seemed to take it for granted. He could only say that Sun Ce trusted them too much.

With sufficient troops, Deng Zhan and Huang Zhong began to pursue. They grasped the rhythm and followed slowly, and surrendered Liu Xun's defeated troops all the way. If they encountered a stronger resistance, they stopped moving forward. They neither gave up nor forced them too much. One chased in front and the other rested behind, and took turns chasing, which made Liu Xun unable to rest with peace of mind.

Although the battle was not fierce, it was just a sporadic small-scale battle, and most of the time it was just a rush, Liu Xun's defeated soldiers were increasing, and many people were slumped on the roadside, waiting to be captured, without any interest in resisting or the strength to resist. Liu Xun left Anlu County in a hurry, and many people didn't have time to bring dry food. They were tired and hungry and complained deeply about Liu Xun and simply surrendered.

After running for a day and a night, when he was more than fifty miles away from Xiling City, Liu Xun stopped and stopped to take a breath. He originally had 10,000 people, but after running for more than a hundred miles, there were only more than three thousand people left by his side, and there were too many people and horses.

"Where is Huang Changshi, has he followed?" Liu Xun gasped and looked around. He usually relied on Huang Yi to make suggestions, but now the situation is critical, so he needs Huang Yi to make suggestions for him.

But Huang Yi disappeared. The guards searched all over the army but did not see Huang Yi's shadow. I don't know if he didn't come or fell behind. Liu Xun received the report and was stunned for a long time. Suddenly he woke up and cursed. "This man, who surrounded Wei and Zhao, and how many attacks Wan, is all shit. Now I'm in a downturn, and he ran away. This shameless hypocrite, don't let me see you again, otherwise you will definitely take your life. Jiangxia Huang, no one is good, they are all hypocrites, they are both fickle and slap, no wonder Mrs. Yuan wants to be a married man. It's really unfortunate to be a husband and wife with such a person."

Just as Liu Xun cursed Huang Yi, the sound of a war drum called the police suddenly came from front. Liu Xun was shocked and quickly sent someone to check it out. The news came soon. An enemy appeared in front of him. Judging from the battle flag, it should be Sun Fu under Zhou Yu, with about 3,000 people. Liu Xun's face turned pale and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Chapter completed!