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  Hanzhoutou

  Without the burden of tens of thousands of refugees, they traveled freely and unimpeded. Two days later, Liu Feng arrived at Hanjin Ferry with Liu Bei and more than 30 people.

  On the horseback slope, Liu Bei gazed far away at the bustling ferry crossing, a rare smile on his exhausted face, a smile of having narrowly escaped death and risen to heaven.

  "It seems that Heaven is not yet ready to destroy me, Liu Bei. Unfortunately, the innocent civilians were harmed by Cao's villainy." Liu Bei felt fortunate at the same time and did not forget to avenge those civilians who followed him.

  Those ordinary people cannot be said to have sacrificed in vain, fortunately they were with us at that time. If it weren't for them blocking the pursuing soldiers, how could our lord have retreated safely?

  Liu Feng turned his head to look, and in the crowd, he found the person who said this. It was his "uncle" Mei Zhuo. The old man's face showed a few points of complacency, but in Liu Feng's view, these words were quite out of place.

  Liu Bei has always been self-righteous about his benevolence, now that this brother-in-law says such a thing, what does it mean? Is he implying that Liu Bei had ulterior motives and deliberately brought those civilians as human shields?

  As expected, Liu Bei first nodded slightly with a hint of a smile, then suddenly reacted and his face turned gloomy, instantly replacing the smile with a few points of displeasure.

  Ziying realized he had misspoken and hastily said, "Cao Cao is a cruel villain who has destroyed countless families and slaughtered innocent civilians. It's truly detestable! Unfortunately, our lord's power is weak and limited, and even if we exhaust all our strength, we can't save those civilians. Alas, what a pity!"

  Although Liu Bei did not say a word, the changes in his expression were clearly seen by Liu Feng, who suddenly felt a pang of fear in his heart, and it turned out that the truth was so terrifying.

  Previously, when setting out from Fan City, Liu Bei could have marched south with a light army and quickly occupied Jiangling. However, as more and more civilians spontaneously followed him with their families, Liu Bei had to slow down his pace. In Liu Feng's view, whether Liu Bei's approach was sincere or unavoidable, it was in line with his reputation for benevolence and righteousness.

  But now it seems that Liu Bei still had the idea of taking advantage of the 100,000 civilians to block Cao's army as a human shield.

  Thinking of this, Liu Feng's heart suddenly felt a chill: it seems that the historical figures I knew from books were just superficial, and who can guess how dark the true inside story is.

  "Let's go, first meet with Yun Chang."

  Liu Bei waved his whip and led the crowd down the mountain slope towards the nearby Hanzhin Ferry.

  Liu Bei's arrival set off a wave of cheers at the Hanjin dock. The Liu family soldiers had been uneasy since hearing the news of the defeat at Changban Slope, and rumors that Lord Liu Bei had died in the chaos had already spread throughout the army. Now, seeing Liu Bei arrive safely, the rumors were dispelled, and the wavering morale was instantly restored.

  Following Liu Bei, galloping slowly on the plank bridge, at the end of the plank bridge, a tall and majestic figure gradually approached, still several steps away, Liu Feng could already feel the strong aura emanating from that person's body.

  That man was nine feet tall, with a majestic physique like a mountain. Standing among the surrounding soldiers, he was like a towering high mountain on a flat plain. His face was bright red, like a burning flame, his black beard reached down to his abdomen, and his phoenix eyes were half-open and half-closed, exuding an aura of majesty without even being angry. Even in front of Liu Bei, he still had an air of pride that seemed to look down on the world.

  In his lower body, a magnificent giant snake seemed to be flowing like fire, as if in a dream. Only when I looked closer did I see that the burning flames were actually a huge red war horse. The horse's long and powerful legs, with its striped muscles attached, seemed to be cast from steel, its shiny skin gleaming like fierce flames. In the rustling wind by the river, the dancing red mane seemed like thousands of fire snakes slithering about.

  The White-Haired Girl, Red Hare Horse!

  Even as the young master of the Liu family, nominally the superior of the man before him, whenever and wherever he met Guan Yu, Liu Feng's heart would always be cowed by his naturally strong and disdainful oppression.

  It was an indescribable unease, as if every nerve had been invaded by the chill, and compared to that, the oppressive feeling brought by Xu Chu was simply beyond comparison.

  "Yun Chang, I almost couldn't meet you, my brother." After the great calamity, brothers reunite, Liu Bei is filled with emotion.

  Guan Yu's ruddy face was calm as water, his mouth slightly moving: "Big brother doesn't need to worry too much, we weren't undefeated in the past either, at worst we can retreat and come back another day."

  Liu Bei nodded and his spirit was revitalized: "Yes, that's right. We'll rise again."

  Liu Bei and Guan Yu went to the large tent that had been prepared for Liu Bei, while the others rested in the camp at Linju.

  Guan Yu's troops arrived at Hanjin Ferry two days ago and built a simple camp around the ferry terminal. Zhuge Liang, who had arrived earlier, went to Jiangxia first. After confirming that he could persuade Liu Qi to join forces against Cao, the main force would then proceed down the river to meet in Jiangxia. Before that, the troops of the Liu family temporarily stayed at Hanjin Ferry for rest and reorganization, and received soldiers who fled from Changban Slope.

  The next day at dusk, Liu Feng lay on the sheepskin blanket with nothing to do, the curtains were rolled up, and the pale yellow sunset poured in from the entrance of the tent, sprinkling dots on his face, bringing a long-forgotten warmth and tranquility.

  A faint rustling sound approached his ears, the warmth on his face disappeared, replaced by a faint fragrance that seeped into his nostrils. Half-awake Liu Feng vaguely felt something approaching his body.

  Having gone through the life-and-death battle of Changban Slope, Liu Feng had formed a kind of warrior's instinct, even in his sleep, his body still maintained high vigilance.

  He suddenly woke up.

  A figure blocked out the light, and he, who had just opened his eyes, had blurry vision and couldn't see the visitor's face for a moment.

  "What a person!"

  He didn't think much, the tiger's palm suddenly grabbed the arm that was stretched out, his waist arched and he jumped up, lightning-fast, pressing the person to the ground. In the sharp cry, Liu Feng had already ridden on the person's body, one hand tightly pinching the opponent's neck.

  When his vision finally cleared, Liu Feng found that the person he had pinned to the ground was just a woman. He shook all over and only then realized he had overreacted, hastily releasing his grip and helping her up.

  Taking a closer look, Liu Feng finally recognized who she was and couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed.

  Her raven-black long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, reaching all the way down to her slender waist that seemed almost too fragile to grasp. Her delicate skin was crystal clear and icy, as if it were made of frost and snow.

  At this time, she was still in a state of shock, her face, which had been pinched red, looked at Liu Feng with a resentful expression. Her cherry lips panted rapidly, and her slender white hands gently supported her snow-white neck. Her high chest heaved up and down with violent breathing.

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