LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 7
"The young lady was frightened just now. Someone, please help the young lady to rest first."
Mi Zhu's voice sounded from behind.
The maid hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Mi Zhen finally came back to her senses, lowered her head in embarrassment, and helped the maid leave.
Mi Zhu then asked what Deng Mu's plans were next..
Deng Mu then said that he was going to Haixi.
Mi Zhu’s eyes lit up and he said happily:
"My Mi family is in Haixi, and my brother happened to be escorting the mistress and young master to Haixi."
"Since brother Deng Xian is also going to Haixi, we might as well go together. Brother Deng can stay at my house for a few days."
"I prepared a small amount of wine to express my gratitude. I wonder what my dear brother thinks?"
Mi Zhu's invitation was exactly what he wanted.
Deng Mu followed the trend, cupped his hands and said,"Then don't bother Mi Zhu.""
So the two groups of people merged into one group and headed east toward Haixi County.
…
It was November.
Liu Bei led a large army to Xiapi, intending to attack the city on a large scale.
Lu Bu used Chen Gong's plan to easily break Liu Jun's heart by using the Xuzhou soldiers' family members to shout at the top of the city.
Within three days, more than half of the 20,000-strong army fled.
Seeing that there was no hope of regaining Xiapi, Liu Bei had no choice but to lead his army south to avoid Lu Bu's attack.
After some discussion, Liu Bei led less than 10,000 troops and headed east with the intention of taking Guangling County as a foothold.
Yuan Shu immediately sent his troops into Guangling. The two armies clashed, and Liu Jun suffered another major defeat.
The 20,000-strong army was wiped out.
Liu Bei, with less than a thousand direct troops and horses, withdrew from Guangling in a panic.
…
North bank of Huai River.
Liu Bei frowned as he watched his remaining defeated soldiers land one by one.
The soldiers were dejected, and the morale of the army fell to the bottom.
"That Deng Mu really knows things like a god!"
"If my brother had listened to his advice earlier, why would he have suffered such a disastrous defeat!"
Recalling Deng Mu's prediction that day, Liu Bei was filled with emotions and mixed feelings.
Guan Yu remained silent.
"Deng Mu?"
"Is it the Jingzhou envoy that my brother mentioned, who predicted that Lu Bu would attack Xiapi and Cao Bao would rebel?"
Zhang Fei on the side asked with his eyes widened.
"It is this person. Liu
Bei nodded slightly and sighed:
"This Deng Ziyu also asserted that as a brother, he would be defeated by Lu Bu, and advised me to lead my army to defect directly to Liu Jingsheng."
"As a brother, he had a little luck and did not listen to his advice, hoping that everything would go as he expected."
Zhang Fei took a breath of cold air and said curiously:
"Is there such a powerful person in Jingzhou? Why haven’t I heard of the name Deng Mu and Deng Ziyu?"
"This person is probably from a poor family. Although he has great talents, his reputation is not obvious. However, I think this person should have the talents of a king!"
Liu Bei mentioned Deng Mu, and a strong look of appreciation suddenly appeared on his face.
He used extremely high evaluations such as"Wang Zuo's talent" to evaluate Deng Mu.
"It's a pity that such a great talent cannot be owned by me. After appreciating the praise
, Liu Bei showed great regret.
Guan Yu swallowed and said:
"This person is indeed great, but he is Liu Biao's envoy after all, and it is useless for his brother to appreciate him"
"Now that our situation is at this point, we must first discuss what to do next."
Liu Bei's thoughts were brought back to the cruel reality, and he couldn't help but fell silent.
Xuzhou can't be recovered, and Guangling County can't be thought of.
Previously, he could follow the current and follow Deng Mu to Jingzhou and defect to Liu Biao.
Now Deng Mu is no longer here, and he will go to Jingzhou. There is no possibility.
It seems that we are at the end of our rope and have no other way out.
"Lord, this place is only a hundred miles away from Haixi"
"Haixi is the foundation of the Mi family. Brothers Mi Zizhong have always supported their lord. They had previously protected their mistress and young master to avoid Haixi."
"Why don't the Lord go to Haixi and use the support of the Mi family to regroup?"
Sun Qian offered his advice and broke the deadlock.
Zhang Fei's eyes lit up and he immediately shouted excitedly:
"Sun Gongyou's words are right. The Mi family is a wealthy family in the country, and Mi Zhu has plenty of money, food, and children."
"If he is willing to provide money and people to support us, we will be able to regroup and fight to the death with that son of a bitch Lu Bu!"
Everyone agreed.
After Liu Bei thought about it again and again, he sighed helplessly:
"At this point, it seems that there is no reasonable choice, so let's go to Haixi according to Gongyou's plan."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
A thousand remaining soldiers and defeated generals set off, all the way to Haixi City.
Two days later, Liu Bei and his party arrived at Haixi.
After hearing the news, Mi Zhu immediately led the Mi clan members ten miles out of the city to meet them.
The Lord When the ministers met, they were full of emotions.
Mi Zhu didn't need Liu Bei to ask, and took the initiative to offer 50,000 dendrobiums of grain and grass, and 2,000 children and guests to help Liu Bei regain his strength.
Such an attitude made Liu Bei very happy, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At nightfall. A grand reception banquet was held in Mi Mansion.
Liu Bei also reunited with Xu and his infant son, and the family reunited.
"It's because I'm useless, I couldn't protect Xiapi for my eldest brother, and I even frightened my sister-in-law and my little nephew."
"Mi Zizhong, thank you for protecting your sister-in-law, mother and son. If there was anything wrong with them, I would really be embarrassed to see my eldest brother."
"Thank you for this glass of wine!"
Zhang Fei admitted his mistake frankly, raised his glass and saluted Mi Zhu with a smile.
Mi Zhu did not dare to be arrogant, so he smiled and said:
"It was the Lord's blessing that a noble man came to rescue him on the way, so that Zhu could save his mistress and young master."
Your Excellency?
Zhang Fei was stunned.
Liu Bei and others also looked at Mi Zhu with curiosity on their faces.
"To be honest with the lord, Zhu and others escorted the mistress and the young master and fled all the way to the vicinity of Haixi"
"Unexpectedly, when he was ten miles outside the city, he was overtaken by Wei Xu, the general of Lu Bu's tribe."
"Zhu and others were defeated in the fight. Seeing that the mistress and the young master were in danger, who thought that at the critical moment, all the troops would fight out and defeat the pursuers?"
"The young master who led him killed Wei Xu with two arrows."
"It was with the help of this noble man that the mistress and the young master were able to turn the corner and avoid disaster."
Mi Zhu vividly told the story of the day's dangers.
There was an uproar in the hall.
"There is such a thing?"
"But I don’t know where this noble man is now, so I must thank him face to face."
Liu Bei looked grateful and asked as he couldn't wait to wait.
Mi Zhu smiled and cupped his hands:
"Reporting back to my lord, this person’s name is Deng Mu, a native of Jingzhou."
"Now he is a guest at Zhu's house."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang suddenly changed.