Liu Bei fled in panic with seven thousand defeated soldiers.
The structure and formation of these seven thousand defeated troops were still relatively intact, consisting mainly of the ten thousand rearguard soldiers led by Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun had ordered the rear army to form their array right at the start of the battle, preventing them from being scattered by the routed soldiers.
A moment later, seeing Ma Chao lead his cavalry in pursuit, Zhao Yun left three thousand spearmen to form a rearguard array and meet Ma Chao head-on.
Although Ma Chao had fewer troops, Liu Bei did not dare to stop. Who knew if the main Yuan Army force would catch up?
Escape was the only option!
Only by escaping to Deyang, crossing the Han River, and reuniting with Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei could he finally set his mind at ease.
Enveloped by the retreating soldiers, the escape speed increased by Liu Bei's Hidden Dragon special technique involuntarily slowed down, as the defeated troops simply could not keep up with his pace.
Yet Liu Bei could not bear to abandon these seven thousand soldiers; otherwise, even with his fast escape speed traveling alone, the loss of an army would only cause the danger coefficient to multiply.
Two hours later, Liu Bei's Army fled seventy or eighty li along the southern bank of Han River.
The sound of hooves rose from behind, and dust billowed into the air.
Liu Bei was initially startled, thinking the main Yuan Army force had caught up, but upon closer inspection, that force flew the banner of Changshan's Zhao Yun, and the general in the lead wearing white robes and silver armor was none other than Zhao Yun.
Overjoyed, Liu Bei stepped forward to greet him and said, * "Zilong, your safe return