At the end of the summer of that year, the emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty officially ordered the class to return to the court. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the northern direction of Hebei, the pottery merchants left nearly 100,000 troops, which were stationed in Lunu, Zhending a line, and rebuilding the defense line to prevent another invasion of the Han State.

In terms of generals, Han Xin, Le Yi, Huo Quzhi, Lian Po, Luo Cheng, Meng Tian, Hou Yi, Hua Xiong and many other generals who are good at riding and archery, as well as Chen Ping, a strategist, were all left in northern Hebei.

In terms of merging the state, in view of the civil strife in Xianbei, it can recover in a short time, so it can be relaxed a little, and the pottery merchants will stay Wei Qing, Li Mu, Zhang He, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Fan Xu, Cao Shen, and the top strategist Zhang Liang, commanding nearly 50,000 Wei troops, stationed in Bingzhou.

The potter himself led an army of 200,000 to return south, intending to go to Yejing to rest for a few days, and then set off south to Jingzhou.

The main force of the Wei army retreated southward, and the Han soldiers who were cowering in the fortress of Yijing were finally able to breathe.

Liu Bei also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, planning to wait for the pottery merchants to withdraw their troops, and after going south to Jiaozhou, he would contact the Xianbei allies and take advantage of the situation to go south again.

Just when Liu Bei was re-brewing the plan for the southern invasion, Xianbei was in civil strife, Mao Dun was killed, and the shocking news of Yelu Abaoji's ascension to the throne also spread to the Han camp.

This shocking news instantly disrupted Liu Bei's overall plan and made the entire Han camp fall into surprise.

Yi Jing, Imperial Palace.

Whoa, whoa, whoa--

After reading the information, Liu Bei tore the silk paper in his hand and threw it on the ground, and said hatefully: "Waste, this Tuoba Hong is really a waste, he was killed by his own subordinates, and ruined my plan for the southern expedition!" ”

In the lobby, the ministers of the Han State were all embarrassed, and they all scolded Mao Dun for his incompetence and scolded Yelu Abaoji for being a traitor.

"Your Majesty, Tuoba Hong is the Xianbei King sealed by His Majesty, Yelu Abaoji dared to kill him, this is simply a provocation to Your Majesty, should we immediately send troops out of the fortress, destroy that Yelu Abaoji, and simply conquer the Xianbei people." Zhang Fei was the first to jump out and shouted angrily.

Liu Bei's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent, and he seemed to have the heart to send troops.

"Your Majesty, General Yide's proposal must not be!" Zhuge Liang immediately spoke out against it.

Zhang Fei was not happy, and said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, why can't you tell me, Yelu Abaoji despises Your Majesty, shouldn't you crusade, Xianbei is in civil strife, the heroes are leaderless, shouldn't we take the opportunity to swallow them?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and said lightly: "I have heard of this Yelu Abaoji, it is said that this person is not only brave, but also quite a bit of cunning, now he dares to take advantage of the great loss of Tuoba Hong's prestige, and replace it, he must have secretly won the support of a lot of Xianbei tribes, Xianbei will be chaotic, but I don't expect that it will not be chaotic to the point of being unable to clean up, at this time, if we rush to send troops, not only can we annex Xianbei without the certainty of victory, but also may offend the Xianbei people from now on, lose this powerful ally, At that point, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Well, the prime minister is reasonable, reasonable!"

Liu Bei nodded again and again, and immediately dispelled the idea of conquering Xianbei, but said: "But if I don't send troops, will I just sit back and watch Xianbei's civil strife continue." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, shook his head and said: "Of course not, as soon as Tuoba Hong dies, among the Xianbei tribes at the moment, the most powerful is Murong Trai's Murong Department, and the Khitan Department of Nayelu Abaoji, what Your Majesty has to do is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, see who can gain the upper hand between the two, and then Your Majesty will take advantage of the situation to seal who is the new Xianbei King and help him unify Xianbei, no matter who is the king of Xianbei at that time, he will be grateful to His Majesty, and when the time comes, he will still surrender to my Han and help us in the southern expedition to Wei." ”

Zhuge Liang's words swept away the haze in Liu Bei's heart, causing him to gradually recover his calm from anger and see reality again.

After pondering and weighing for a long time, Liu Bei sighed and said helplessly: "Until now, it is only according to the prime minister's plan, but unfortunately the pottery thief was cheapened, so that I had to wait until Xianbei stabilized before I could go south again, giving the traitor more time to breathe." ”

Liu Bei's words are equivalent to indicating that in a short period of time, he will no longer go south, and can only sit back and watch the pottery merchants calmly return south and go to clean up the Taiping rebellion in Jiaozhou.

The ministers of the Han Kingdom in the hall could only shake their heads and sigh, secretly lamenting that their Han Kingdom was unlucky, and God was so blind that he always helped the traitor of the pottery thief.

In a sigh, Pang Tong suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that even if we wait for Xianbei to reunify, we want to have a southern expedition without worries, and we still have to solve a problem." ”

"Puzzle?" Liu Bei didn't expect it for a while.

Pang Tong pointed to the east and said in a solemn tone: "The problem that the minister refers to is the Wei navy cruising on the Bohai Sea. The number of troops of our Han army is far less than that of Wei, and if we want to destroy Wei, we must concentrate all the forces that can be mobilized, but the naval divisions of the Wei army can land everywhere in Youzhou, Liaodong, and even the Samhan Peninsula, and attack the rear of our army, forcing us to divide our precious forces to guard against them. ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized, couldn't help frowning, his eyes burned with deep disgust, and he gritted his teeth and said: "When Shiyuan said the extreme, it's a pity that I don't have a strong navy, and my northern son is not accustomed to water, so how can I get rid of the haunting Wei navy on the sea." ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, we don't have a strong naval army, but we are relying on the power of other countries to ......" Pang Tong suddenly smiled secretly, and there was a deep meaning in his words.

The power of other countries?

Liu Bei looked dazed, his thoughts were flying, chewing on the mysteries of Pang Tongyan, but it was difficult to figure out what the power of other countries he was referring to for a while.

The countries of the world have been wiped out by the pottery merchants, only his Han country remains, and the Xianbei people on the grassland, which can barely be regarded as a country.

To expect the Xianbei people to jump into the sea on horseback and deal with the Wei navy is, of course, a fantasy.

In addition, there are only the countries of the Western Regions, but letting those Hu countries in the Western Regions go thousands of miles to the sea to confront the Wei State is an even more fantastical thing.

The power of other countries can be the power of any other country.

At this time, Zhuge Liang's eyes showed a hint of enlightenment, and the feather fan pointed to the east, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the other country that Shiyuan is talking about is the Great Ri Kingdom that Sun Ce built overseas. ”

Great Nippon Country!

Liu Bei's body was suddenly shocked, and his originally blank eyes suddenly burst out with unprecedented surprise.

"That's exactly what the minister meant." Pang Tong nodded, and said with a confident smile: "The Sun clan is already good at water warfare, and after they avoid the Japanese island, they will also bring the art of shipbuilding, it is reported that in recent years, that Sun Ce has proclaimed himself the emperor, unified the Japanese island, and established the Great Ri Kingdom, he built a large number of warships, obviously wanting to kill back to Middle-earth one day, why don't Your Majesty send someone to cross the sea to the Great Ri Kingdom, contact Sun Ce, and invite him to lead the naval army to attack the Qingxu coast of the Wei State." ”

Zhuge Liang followed and said: "Sun Ce attacked Qingxu, and the sailors of the pottery thieves had to withdraw to the defense of the country, and when the threat to our coast was solved, the Xianbei people who could unite and unify would go south again. ”

The words of Wolong and Phoenix Chicks completely cleared the haze and worry in Liu Bei's heart, and he couldn't help laughing when he heard his thoughts rolling like a tide.

In the midst of wild laughter, Liu Bei slapped the case and said happily: "Okay, I will immediately repair a book, and order Mao Sui to send an envoy to the Great Ri Kingdom to invite Sun Ce, an overseas wonder soldier, to help me destroy the pottery thieves!" ”

……

Thousands of miles away, Yejing.

The victorious army of 200,000 Great Wei marched south along the flat official road, and the team stretched for more than ten miles without an end in sight.

Ahead, the towering city of Yejing City has been reflected in the eyes of the potters.

Looking at the majestic city, the potter was full of emotion in his heart, and he couldn't help but stop and sigh: "More than a year has passed, and I have finally returned." ”

The potter thought about the grand occasion when he sent troops to attack Qin, and when he went, the Qin State was still there, and when he returned, the land of Yongliang had been completely included in the territory of the Great Wei, Xianbei was also beaten to the point of being seriously injured, and the big-eared thief was killed to spit out all the bones that he ate in his mouth, and fled back to the Han Kingdom in a gloomy manner.

Today, the class returned from the class, and the experience of more than a year came to mind, and the potter's heart was filled with an unprecedented sense of accomplishment, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Drive!" In the midst of laughter, the potter rode his horse and whipped and went straight to Yecheng.

He couldn't wait to see the beauties and concubines who had been in the palace for a long time, and he wanted to see how many of his children had become stronger after more than a year.

Before dusk, the army entered the Shenwu Gate in the north of Yecheng.

At this time, Queen Hua Mulan had already taken the crown prince Tao Ding and the princes and princesses, the harem concubines, and the civil and military officials who stayed in Yejing to greet them outside the city gate early.

Seeing the return of the Son of Heaven, Mulan's eyes full of anticipation suddenly swelled with deep joy, and she was busy leading everyone to kneel on the side of the royal road, shouting long live from the mountain, and welcoming the return of the potter.

The pottery merchant rode his horse and came with his head held high, calmly enjoying the worship of the ministers and enjoying the majesty that the emperor should have.

Then, his eyes saw Mulan at a glance, he turned over and dismounted, stepped forward a few steps, gently helped her up, and said with a smile: "Queen, I haven't been here for a few days, I've worked hard for you." ”

The potter's gentle greeting made Mulan feel deeply moved in an instant, and her beautiful eyes suddenly filled with bitter but gratifying tears.

He has been there, but for nearly a year and a half, since he was not in the capital, the entire palace affairs have to be presided over by Hua Mulan alone, and the hardships can be imagined.

At the beginning, the Han Iron Cavalry went south, even breaking through the northern Hebei states, threatening the capital, and the entire palace and outside the palace were uneasy.

At this time, Hua Mulan had to stand up again, use the queen's prestige to appease the hearts of the people inside and outside the palace, and repeatedly inspected the city wall in person, rewarded and encouraged the soldiers who defended the city, and worked hard to settle the hearts of the people in the capital.

Hua Mulan has endured these hardships by herself, and never revealed half a word to the potter in the letter, but only comforted the potter that everything was fine in the capital, and told him to rest assured that he would fight and kill the enemy on the front line.

She didn't expect that her emperor husband was clear about her hard work, and the first thing he said when he returned was to be grateful and comforted her.

Although the words are plain, how can they not move Mulan.

She took a light breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and smiled with relief: "With Your Majesty's words, the concubine's hard work is nothing." ”

The potter was also relieved for a while, and he thought that it was really a great blessing to have a wife like Hua Mulan and such a queen.

He raised his hand, gently stroked her face, and smiled meaningfully: "Don't worry, after I return to the palace, I will definitely do my best to compensate you, hehe......"

Hua Mulan immediately heard his bad intentions, and immediately dizzy, and a shy smile appeared on her pretty face.