As the so-called autumn tiger, autumn tiger, it was October, as the sun gradually rose, the scorching high temperature began to bake the yellow earth outside the city, the officials on both sides were also a little uncomfortable, their cheeks became moist, and their expressions were not as relaxed as before, after all, they were not all military generals, more of them were civil servants, what they were good at was mental power, and their physical fitness was undoubtedly much worse, just a little stronger than ordinary people, of course, this was still in the case of eating a lot of supplements in the later stage.

"Prime Minister, you go to the city tower to rest for a while, and when Your Majesty leads the army to come, a certain is informing the Prime Minister!" Seeing that Kong Ming raised his hand and gently wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, Yang Yi was a little unbearable, and suggested softly.

Waving his hand lightly, Kong Ming said with a smile: "Although Liang did not go to Yangping in person, he also knew that the battle of Yangping was extremely difficult, not to mention that there was a big difference in numbers, and the enemy was Cao Zhen, this person and Cao Xiu were the best among the descendants of the Cao family, and they were by no means mediocre, it was not easy for our army to hold on for more than 20 days. ”

"Prime Minister, but you also have to take care of your body more, you are the Optimus Jade Pillar of my Han!" Seeing Kong Ming say this, Yang Yi couldn't persuade her, but she still kindly reminded her.

"Wei Gong's words are inappropriate, and besides, Liang is only forty and two this year, and he is still not confused, how can he be so hypocritical." Kong Ming smiled and shook his head.

Thousands of guards, hundreds of officials, neatly lined up in front of the north gate of the CD, under the scorching sun, waiting for the triumphant return of the king.

About an hour later, a slight dust rose on the skyline ahead, and the officials and soldiers who saw it were all happy, tidying up their clothes and waiting for the king.

Liu Chan, Zhao Yun and other generals who were riding on horses naturally saw the darkness in front of the CD door, guessing that it was the person who greeted them, and immediately ordered the army to speed up.

As the distance continues to close, the two sides finally saw each other clearly, both were happy, and in the returning army, some people's eyes became moist, although they blocked Cao Zhen, but after the war to clean up the casualties, but it was accurate to find that they also suffered serious losses, Yangping Guan's original men and horses plus Zhao Yun's department, as well as Liu Chan's reinforcements, the total strength of more than 13,000 people, but only more than 4,000 people survived in the end, more of them were seriously injured.

Among the 4,000 people, most of them are still Liu Chan's dragoon forbidden army, the original defenders and Zhao Yun's department took the lead in more than ten days of bloody battles, and in the end, the men and horses were less than 1,000, and the seriously wounded soldiers were transported to Hanzhong to recuperate, and the barely able to fight left 1,500 people to guard Yangping, and there were only more than 1,000 people and horses who returned this time.

To be able to return to the CD safely, only one-tenth of the total number of people, it is natural to feel a little inexplicable, after all, most people have families.

"The ministers welcome Your Majesty's triumphant return, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

When Liu Chan walked in front of him, Kong Ming personally led a group of officials to bow down, except for Kong Ming, everyone else knelt on the ground with their heads on the ground.

"Zhuqing get up!" Gently tugging on the reins, his gaze swept over a group of ministers, and Liu Chan said loudly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the hundred officials got up, they all leaned on one side, standing neatly, and even Kong Ming walked to the side, looking at the returning heroic army with a smile.

"Into town!" With a wave of his arm, Liu Chan immediately commanded.

It was night, the lights of CD City were not extinguished, the sound was noisy but did not hide the deep joy in it, and the joyful atmosphere was even stronger in the residents' homes and military camps.

In the palace city, hundreds of officials gathered, Liu Chan also said a few words and drank a few cups, fortunately, the degree of brewed water in ancient times is far less than that of modern times, so Liu Chan is not drunk.

Late at night, occasionally those who are not happy are still gathering to drink and reminisce, and the city guards are no longer controlled, but at this time Liu Chan appeared in the prime minister's mansion, Kong Ming boiled fragrant tea, a cup of light, and placed it in front of Liu Chan, which is also used to relieve hangover.

"Your Majesty's first expedition is such a tough battle, it is really extraordinary, and it has the demeanor of the first emperor back then!"

"Father Xiang is going to praise me again, others don't know, but both Father Xiang and I know that my expedition this time is just a name, and the whole battle has nothing to do with me, it is all the credit of the soldiers, but it has made me gain fame in vain." Liu Chan smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Your Majesty should not be presumptuous, this time Your Majesty can decisively lead the army to go, saving the time of military horse turnover, one of them; In person to conquer Yangping, Your Majesty is there, which boosts morale and gives the soldiers the will to stay, and second, only these two points can explain Your Majesty's merits. ”

"Xiangfu is really good at arguing, no wonder he can fight Jiangdong Confucianism, this Yangping matter, others don't know, but I know that if you want to talk about the greatest credit, only Xiangfu, before Cao Zhen retreated, our army was exhausted, and he couldn't hold a new round of offensive of Cao Zhen's army, but Cao Zhen just retreated at this moment, I thought about it, such a thing, but only Xiang's father can do this." Liu Chan was very sure.

Seeing that Kong Ming smiled and was silent, and acquiesced, Liu Chan said again: "I wonder if Father Xiang can explain in detail and solve my doubts?" ”

Kong Mingxuan was about to let the Luoyang spies spread rumors about Sima Yi's rebellion, and Sima Yi's later response methods were informed to Liu Chan one by one.

Hearing this, Liu Chan woke up like a dream, and after exhaling lightly, he muttered: "In this way, it is Kebineng who blocked the gun for me." ”

"The decadent Kebineng is not Cao Zhen's opponent at all, and it is estimated that the news of his defeat will come soon." Picked up the fragrant tea, took a sip, Kong Ming said.

"It's a pity, this person can dominate all the Xianbei tribes, and there is something extraordinary."

"It can only be said that his death is not at the right time, if it can be a little later, and then harass Cao Wei Zhibei, although it can't cause fatal losses, it can also be contained, so as to prepare for our Northern Expedition."

"Northern Expedition......" Liu Chan murmured softly.

The Northern Expedition was proposed by the former ministers of Shuzhong, the former Shang Shuling, the protector general Fa Zheng, and Fa Xiaozhi, when Lu Meng crossed the river in white and seized Nanjun, and since then he has lost Jingzhou, and Fa Zheng at that time knew that he should not continue to look at Jingzhou, but should reserve national strength and actively go on the Northern Expedition, but he died early, and he failed to persuade Liu Bei to let go of the idea of revenge.

For the Northern Expedition, Liu Chan knew the importance of the First Northern Expedition, if he wanted to change the outcome of the Northern Expedition, in fact, it was to change the outcome of the First Northern Expedition, for this reason, Liu Chan also had the intention to prepare early, and now it is October 223, less than five years away from the Northern Expedition in the sixth year of Jianxing (228) in history, during which the rebellion in Nanzhong must be pacified, so there is not much time left for himself.