However, after this battle, Lü Bu refused the request of his subordinates to continue to go south to attack Shu, and Jia Xu's opinion was the same as Lü Bu's, and the time was not yet ripe to recover Yizhou.

Lü Bu's Central Army was not ready to attack Shu, and this southern expedition to Hanzhong fully experienced the difficulty of the Shu Road and the transportation was very difficult.

The Central Army is also an army that is highly dependent on logistics supplies, so it is important to stick to the existing northern part of Ba County and Hanzhong until full preparations are made.

As long as Hanzhong is controlled, he can go south to cut down Shu at any time.

So far, the battle of Hanzhong, which lasted more than three months, ended with the final victory of the Central Army.

Having defeated the enemy forces of Jingzhou and Yizhou at the same time, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, after suffering such a heavy blow, both temporarily died of the idea of going north.

In particular, Liu Zhang also sent tributary envoys to the Chang'an court, bowing his head and giving in.

Lu Bu didn't delve into it anymore, but the imperial court issued a decree appointing Liu Zhang as the assassin of Yizhou.

Lü Bu led the Rong 1st Division and the Special Operations Brigade as well as Zhang Lu, Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, Huang Zhong, Wen Ping, and 50,000 Hanzhong troops to approach the road together, returning to Guanzhong from Wuguan and returning to Chang'an.

Zhu Ling was temporarily appointed as the Taishou of Hanzhong County, and Yan Pu was the chief historian to assist him.

Zhu Ling's Fourth Division and Wei Xu's Third Division stayed in Hanzhong for the time being, stationed while waiting for the Hanzhong army to be reorganized at Baling.

Along with Lü Bu's army returned to Chang'an, 30,000 prisoners of war from the Jingzhou Army and 10,000 from the Yizhou Army, most of whom had already agreed to join the Central Army, and they would also participate in the training of recruits at the Baling Battalion.

As for the rest who refused to surrender, there were also prisoner of war camps waiting for them, and Lu Bu firmly believed that labor could transform people...

Huang Zhong, Wen Ping, Zhang Wei, and Yang Ren will go to the 10th phase of the Shaling Military Academy to study, which has become the practice of the Central Army, and all foreign generals and officers must first participate in the study of the Shaling Military Academy.

Through various courses and training in military academies, their thinking and concepts will be changed so that they can be integrated into the tactical system of the Central Army.

In June 193, just a few days after Lü Bu returned to Chang'an, Li Su sent the latest battle report of Yanzhou, which Lü Bu had always been concerned about.

After the beginning of spring this year, Cao Cao began to re-attack the counties occupied by Liu Bei, especially in the Battle of Dingtao, which defeated the main force of Liu Bei's army.

Although Liu Bei has the help of Chen Gong, Cao Cao also has Xun Yu, and strategists like Cheng Yu are on his side, and Cao Cao's generals are much more than Liu Bei, who only has Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so it is reasonable for Cao Cao to win a big victory.

After Liu Bei's defeat, he fled to Xuzhou again and defected to Tao Qian again, and Tao Qian was already seriously ill and unable to govern at this time.

Neither of Tao Qian's sons has ever been a leader, and Tao Qian does not think that they have the ability to take over the power of Xuzhou.

He gathered his subordinates and asked them who could take over Xuzhou?

Tao Qian's subordinates are mostly local wealthy families in Xuzhou, they are the most important to practical profits, Lu Zhu, Chen Deng, Kong Rong and others all think that Liu Bei is generous, loves the people like a son, and knows how to respect them, these noble families, are the best candidates to take over Xuzhou.

Tao Qian himself also likes Liu Bei, Liu Bei repeatedly resigned at first, and finally was elected by everyone as the assassin of Xuzhou, and the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's military and political affairs.

After Liu Bei sat on the throne of Xuzhou, he followed Chen Gong's advice to make friends with Qingzhou and make an alliance.

Cao Cao was afraid of the combat strength of the Qingzhou army, and did not dare to act rashly for a while, so he had to be busy consolidating the interior of Yanzhou first, and Liu Bei finally got a chance to breathe.

In July, after the occupation of Wu County, Sun Ce, who was deeply supported by the people, issued a proclamation telling all counties in Jiangdong that "in the past, as long as Liu Xuan's villagers and subordinates were willing to surrender, they would not be blamed for the past." Those who are willing to join the army can continue to serve in the army, and the whole family is exempt from taxes and forced labor. ”

Suddenly, there was an endless stream of defectors, and Sun Ce's army quickly doubled in size.

Sun Ce, who was becoming more and more powerful, first swept away the bandits and grass bandits all over Wu County, such as Yan Baihu and others, and then sent troops to attack Huiji.

Huiji Taishou Wang Lang did not listen to the advice of his subordinate Yu Turn, and took the initiative to attack and stop Sun Ce.

Sun Ce's several attacks failed to conquer the ferry occupied by Wang Lang.

Later, it was his uncle Sun Jing who offered Sun Ce a plan, asking him to attack the east and west and confuse the enemy.

So, Sun Ce let a team of men and horses carry torches and run back and forth at night, which attracted Wang Lang's attention in confusion, but sent Cheng Pu to lead the army to attack from the other direction.

When he touched the front of Wang Lang's camp, Wang Lang found that he was in a hurry to meet the battle and was completely defeated by Sun Ce's army, and Wang Lang took the opportunity to escape.

Sun Ce sent people to chase and kill all the way, and finally captured Wang Lang, Wang Lang surrendered to Sun Ce, and Yu Tuo also became Sun Ce's subordinate.

After the Huiji was pacified, Sun Ce understood that Ji Taishou was too guarded, and even he sent people to Chang'an to contribute gifts and pay homage to the imperial court, and Lu Bu did not stop him.

Emperor Xian issued an edict and appointed Sun Ce as the general of Fubo, attacked his father, the Marquis of Wucheng, and concurrently served as the chief inspector.

Lu Bu sighed that it was really a tiger father without a dog son, although Sun Jian died early, but the Jiangdong Sun family still became the climate in the end, no matter how history changes, the general direction will not change.

Cao Cao was unable to attack Xuzhou, so he turned southward, capturing the northern part of the Chen, Liang, and Pei states in Yuzhou, most of the Lu state, the eastern part of Yingchuan County, and the northern part of Runan County, which directly bordered Yuan Shu.

The two sides even broke out a fierce battle in the Gushi area, Yuan Shu was defeated and retreated to Xincai, and Cao Cao did not continue to go south because he was afraid.

Although Yuan Shu was defeated, it had little impact, after all, Yuan Shu's soldiers were strong at this time, and the Lujiang and Jiujiang that Sun Ce had laid for him were rich counties, and Yuan Shu was at his peak.

Since Sun Ce dedicated the heirloom jade seal to him, his ambition has been even more inflated, and she has always thought that she is a person who should be lucky, so she has long had the ambition to be the emperor.

When he was training the opinions of all his subordinates, most of his subordinates did not dare to speak out against it, only the chief secretary Yan Xiang spoke out against it, and compared King Wen of Zhou with King Yin.

Although Yuan Shu didn't punish him face-to-face, he was very angry in his heart, and he would not reuse this person in the future.

He took advantage of Liu Bei's recent entry into Xuzhou, and his foothold was not stable, and he sent troops to attack Xuzhou, and the two sides held each other in Xutai and Huaiyin.

Liu Bei now has Chen Deng and Chen Gong to help, and it is not easy to get along, and Yuan Shu can't take any advantage, holding each other for several months, and finally they also quit their own troops, and Yuan Shu only occupies the two county towns of Guangling County.

Before Huang Zhong and Wen Ping prepared to leave for Bingzhou and report to the Shaling Military Academy, Li Su's intelligence department successfully sent Wen Ping's mother and Huang Zhong's family from Xiangyang to Chang'an safely.

When Huang Zhong met Wen Ping and his family, he was like a world away, and he was so excited that Wen Ping even shed happy tears.

The two of them were very grateful to Lu Bu for keeping his promise and fulfilling the promise he made, and from this moment on, the two of them were also completely loyal to Lu Bu and were happy and convinced.