In Nanyang, the wheels of the car left traces on the snow, and the Taoer in the carriage fiddled with the plum blossoms.

The trunks are bare, and snow occasionally falls.

Horses and human mouths constantly exhale hot air.

Relying on the grain reserves of the autumn harvest, the people were able to survive this winter. However, spring is coming, and we will be able to get rid of this cold winter soon.

There are occasional pedestrians in the mountains, rummaging around for wild vegetables or game. The face of hunger and poverty means that they are not doing well.

The snow on the grass was thick, and many dead leaves in front of the court had not been cleaned.

Jiang Wen stepped down from the carriage and looked at the grass house in front of him, the pavilion was still the same, but it was already empty.

"Childe, come to visit this Mr. Wolong again?"

Tao Er leaned slightly towards Jiang Wen in a mink robe, Jiang Wen hugged Tao Er's slender waist, "But in the end, I still let him go, if I had known today, I should have sent someone to kill him the day before leaving." ”

Tao Er said: "It can be seen that Gongzi respects this gentleman very much, and the prime minister and military advisor don't look down on him, but Gongzi has always been concerned about this gentleman, and his attitude is also respectful and humble." ”

"No matter how respectful you are to him, you won't be able to keep him after all. If I can let him die, I would rather be disrespectful, I am afraid that I will suffer a big loss in this battle of Xuzhou. ”

"Childe, are you afraid of him?"

"I'm afraid, not only him, but I'm also afraid of many people. I'm most afraid of being a smart person, and I don't feel glad that my opponent is a smart person, it's always a gamble that I can't afford to lose, and if I lose, I lose my life. ”

"Unfortunately, nothing will happen the way you want it to. It's the opposite, go back. ”

"To each his king, to each his master. I really don't want to be your enemy, Kong Ming. ”

Sun Ce's mansion.

"How long will it take to capture Jingzhou this time?"

Zhou Yu said: "Jingzhou is too far away from Xiangyang, and it has already experienced the Battle of Shouchun, and our army cannot afford to consume military food. ”

Lu Meng waved his hand, "Don't worry, this time it is Changsu who will lead the troops, and there will be no moths, and we will definitely be able to take Jingzhou soon." ”

Sun Ce smiled, "I'm not worried, I just want to know how long it will take." ”

Jiang Wen said: "Now that the weather is very cold, the snow has not melted, I am afraid that many waterways are frozen, I am afraid it will take 100 days to go, and there are four princes who occupy Jingzhou and want to dominate, so it will take 100 days to attack, and after everything is calmed down, it will take a year to return to Xiangyang." ”

Zhou Yu frowned and said: "Although I don't worry about victory or defeat, but the days it takes are too long, now Han Dang led his troops to attack Pengcheng and transferred a large amount of grain and grass, if it is caught in the war situation for too long, the grain and grass of our army is a problem." ”

"There is a solution to the grain and grass matter, but it is the battle of Xuzhou, and I hope to warn General Han in this battle that we must think more about the war and must not be greedy for merit."

"Let's take our leave, go home and get ready, and tomorrow we're ready to go."

"Woo——!"

The horn sounded, and two columns of thousands of troops stood outside the gate of Xiangyang.

Jiang Wen is stubborn, although he is delicate, he is also very heroic, Lu Meng looked at the general not far away, slightly uncomfortable, Gan Ning still came. In addition to him, what is surprising is that the old general Huang Gai is also among them, as well as Zhou Tai and Tai Shici.

Thinking of the old man last time, Lu Meng's teeth itched with anger, after all, he was released with a dark arrow, and he was defeated openly on the battlefield, maybe he could still be convincing, but playing yin would only make people despised.

Wu Jing looked at Jiang Wen's armor, "Just your thin arms and legs, go to the battlefield and don't be blown away by the wind." ”

Jiang Wen smiled and said, "Thank you for the general's care, but the lower body is well, and the general has enough food and clothing every day, so the general is not worried." ”

"Yes, after all, General Jiang is not the first time to go on an expedition, but in the past, he used to watch others lead the troops, but now he is leading the troops himself, hoping that he will not be nervous and lose the battle."

Quan Cong said with a smile: "We won this time, I hope the general will not lose the face of the prime minister and bring us back the news of defeat!" ”

"Then help the generals triumph first, but if you really suffer defeat in the next place, please ask the generals to say a few more kind words in front of the prime minister." Jiang asked and saluted.

In the crowd, Jiang Hao was supported by Tao'er, Diao Chan was also wearing a scarf, Jiang Wen nodded to a few people, all full of reluctance.

"The prime minister has arrived!"

All the soldiers saluted and said: "The ministers meet the prime minister, and the prime minister has no time to live!" ”

"Get up!" Sun Ce rode his war horse and looked at everyone, Zhou Yu handed the Ling Qi to Jiang Wen, "I will return triumphantly!" ”

Jiang Wen took the order flag, Sun Ce thought about it and nodded, "The whole army is leaving!" ”

"Drive!" As soon as Lü Meng kicked his feet, the horses began to walk, and the rest of the generals followed behind him.

Han Dang got the order flag and set off, and the two armies gradually separated.

Lingbi, Liu Bei's mansion.

A scholar held a feather fan and sat in the mansion with a light smile, while Xu Shu was talking with him about hot wine, and the two Guan Zhang on the side looked at Zhuge Liang's face very unhappy.

Zhang Fei's thick eyebrows widened, and the beard under his mouth trembled slightly, "Second brother, I think this guy is only two eyes, two ears and one nose, so what kind of Wolong's name is made up to fool the eldest brother?" If this birdman dares to fool the eldest brother, I will directly skin him and cramp! ”

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard, "Second brother can't say much, he is a good friend of Mr. Xu Shu, so he should be respected." ”

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Then second brother, tell me what the birdman's plan for the eldest brother means, this Xuzhou was only obtained by us with hard work, but now he will send it out directly as soon as he says this, is it worth it?!" ”

Guan Yu's expression moved, thinking that these words were in his heart, and he also agreed with Zhang Fei's words very much, but he really couldn't understand why this person would persuade his eldest brother to surrender.

Although the current situation is not good, Guan Yu boasts that with his Glaive Knife, Sun Ce or Cao Cao will definitely have no return!

"Second brother, third brother, there is already a banquet inside, why don't you go in and drink a glass of warm wine, but get cold outside?" Liu Bei walked in from outside the mansion gate and said with a smile.

"What else do you drink?!" Zhang Fei snorted, "I can't drink it!" ”

"How can the third brother talk to the eldest brother like this!" Guan Yufu said with a smile, "Big brother, the third brother is a little uncomfortable today. ”

Liu Bei laughed and said, "It can be seen that if the third brother smells a trace of wine on weekdays, he would have been drunk a long time ago. ”

Zhang Fei blew his beard and glared and said, "Brother, you are still making fun of me, let me ask my brother, do you really want to listen to what bullshit said, did you really surrender to that Cao Cao?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Third brother, this is the only way at the moment, Cao Cao is now a heroic Hebei, and he is still a loyal Hanchen, Sun Ce killed Hanchen in front of the Son of Heaven, he is already a traitor, and if we want to crusade against him, we have to use Cao Cao's strength." ”

"What about my brother after he finishes using it? Didn't you always say that you wanted to help Han? After taking refuge in Cao Cao, what should I do? ”

"Wait for the right time."

"Waiting for the right time?!" Zhang Fei shook his head, "Second brother, you also follow my persuasion, I will say that what kind of bullshit military division is not a good thing, what wait for the opportunity, this kind of bullshit can be said by everyone!" ”

"Third brother, you don't need to say more, I've made up my mind, hurry up and go in for a drink."

"I don't drink!" Zhang Fei snorted, "I'll go back to the house and sleep!" ”

Liu Bei pushed the door in, Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang got up and saluted: "Zhuge Liang, the grass people, Xu Shu." I've seen my lord, my lord. ”

"Sir, please."

Xu Shu held the wine cup, "The lord and General Guan didn't come for a long time, so I drank with Kong Ming first, and now that the lord is here, I will punish myself with a glass." ”

"The weather is cold, the wine is warm, you should drink a few more glasses." Liu Bei stood up, and everyone else stood up and drank together.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said: "Mr. can take refuge in me, but I Liu Bei doesn't know how to treat Mr. seriously, although I Liu Bei is the king of Zhongshan, but the family is in the middle of the road, if I don't know my second brother and third brother, I'm afraid I'm still weaving mats and selling shoes." ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Since ancient times, Mingjun does not need to be famous, what he wants is mind and courage, Yue Wang Goujian has also been down, trapped in prison all day long, but lying on the salary to taste the gall, and finally become a great cause, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was only a pavilion chief before the success, not even after the prince, but he can be Qin first, and Xiang Yu will be defeated." ”

"Then according to Mr. Zhi, what should I do, and where should I go if I lose Xuzhou?" Liu Bei said with a little confusion in his heart.

"Xuzhou is a place for adults to establish ambitions, but it is not a place to succeed, there is a place with a lot of resources and rich materials, but the monarch is too mediocre, painting the land and defending himself, who does not take such a landlord?"

"What did you say?"

"Yizhou."

"Yizhou ......" Liu Bei frowned, "I am a relative of the Han family with Liu Zhang, if we meet each other, wouldn't it be too much, not to mention that now our army is trapped in Xuzhou, this distance is far away, what troops should we take to Yizhou?" ”

"Why do you need troops, just a few of us can go to Yizhou by the way."

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and clasped his hands, "Don't bring the soldiers?" ”

"It is true that in the eyes of the lord, this is extremely crazy, but if you go as a soldier, you will definitely be rejected by Liu Zhang from the city gate, after the lord arrives in Yizhou, he will live in a city with the help of a city, and then recruit troops and horses."

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu, and Guan Yu asked with a smile: "Sir, this Xuzhou to Yizhou, not to mention the long distance, there are passes along the way, with soldiers and horses, it is even more difficult to cross Jingzhou, how to talk about going to Xuzhou?" ”

"The wife of the grass people, Huang, is in-law with the general Cai under Sun Ce. He had already made arrangements, and while Sun Ce and Cao Cao were fighting for Xuzhou, we could get out of Jingzhou. ”

Xu Shu was silent on the side, and listened to the conversation between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei after eating a small dish.

If Yuan Shao's defeat was not so complete, there was no need to abandon Xuzhou, Liu Bei could unite with Cao Cao to fight against Sun Ce.

But after Yuan Shao's defeat, Cao Cao became another hero, while Liu Bei became a weak lamb caught between hungry wolves and tigers.

In this way, Xuzhou has become a place that must be lost.

"Well, if Mr. can come today, it is the day of celebration, so I won't talk about these things, come and Mr. drink."

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu away, leaving only Guan Yu alone.

Guan Yu's face was already ruddy, and it was even worse after drinking, but he was not very drunk, "Big brother, if you listen to him this time and go through Jingzhou, this is putting your life in his hands, and it depends on his face whether you kill or kill...... Could this be a trick he had with Sun Ce? ”

"No," Liu Bei shook his head and said, "This person was not in the office when Xu Shu was looking for him, and it is my blessing to be able to take refuge in me." ”

"Alas, to be honest, I can't be sure in my heart, whether this so-called Wolong is real or not, but it makes the third brother angry."

"The third brother's anger comes and goes quickly, so let's bring wine to see him in a while."

Fifteen days later.

Liu Bei's Mansion.

Zhuge Liang looked at the map, Liu Bei closed and pondered on the side, and Zhang Fei looked outside the house, too lazy to look at Zhuge Liang.

Only Guan Yu is calm.

"This time, when Sun Ce heard that the lord had surrendered, he sent Han Dang to lead 70,000 troops to attack Lingbi."

"But what's the solution?"

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan lightly and thought. Zhang Fei said: "Big brother is afraid that he will do something, then Sun Ce calls himself Jiangdong Little Overlord, I heard that a overlord gun makes me feel like a god for a long time, this time he came to see if my Zhangba snake spear is powerful, or his overlord gun is powerful!" ”

"The third brother should not exaggerate," Guan Yu said with a serious expression, "This Sun Ce is very brave, that is, when he conquered Yuan Shu in the past, he could be described as the champion of the three armies, although the third brother has the courage of ten thousand people, but it should also be taken seriously." ”

"Sun Ce won't come this time." Zhuge Liang said abruptly.

The corners of Zhang Fei's mouth twitched, his voice was like thunder, and he said in a dull voice, "How do you know that Sun Ce Xiao'er is not coming?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "I have been in Xiangyang for a long time, I already know the form of Xiangyang, now these generals and Sun Ce's younger brother have become a faction, Sun Ce and his subordinates have become a faction, the two are fighting in full swing, this time Han Dang sent troops with his own military power, and the position of the commander must be Han Dang." ”

"These generals are not convinced by Sun Ce, it can be said that they are proud of their achievements, and this attack on the lord must also be to beat Sun Ce in order to obtain military merits, but I already have a strategy to retreat from the enemy."

Xia Cai, Han Dang and the generals drank wine, Kuai Yue saluted to the generals and said: "Although the general Liu Bei does not have many soldiers, he can't be careless. ”

"The army has just arrived today, and the long march has exhausted the morale, and today is just to rectify the morale."

"I know what the generals mean, but I should immediately send soldiers and horses to investigate Liu Bei's troop deployment and city defense, know yourself and your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles."

"Okay, join the army, this time I called you to drink not to say this, you can also drink some, you can't stand the cold this day!" Wu Jing said with a smile, his face was already drunk, "Then Liu Bei is only 30,000 soldiers and horses, no matter how much trouble he makes, he can't turn over any flowers." ”

"When Yuan Shao went south to fight against Cao Cao, he was also like a general, despising arrogance!"

"Okay, Cao Cao Cao Cao...... How many Cao Cao are there in this world? Does he Liu Bei have such a talent? If you don't drink, quit, don't come here to ruin the fun! ”