The snow did not fall, and the winter night wind mixed with the wet and cold snow made it difficult to sleep.

In the night, the steep outline of the mountain looks gloomy in the dim, there are no birds and insects in the cold night, on the winding mountain road, from time to time there are small stones sliding down, rolling down the hillside, people's footsteps are carefully walking here, after that, someone came back from the front, pointed out a place, a group of more than 700 people only found that place to rest.

"Who still has a medicine to stop bleeding..... the kind of Great Qin people that work quickly."

"I have ....."

"Help me find a stick, my mother's leg is broken...... When you fight, you forget to be ..... by a ....."

The last sentence of the cavalryman, 'interrupted by a spear from Jiangdong's comrades', squeezed into his mouth, and became a little choked, around, the footsteps rustled through the snow and walked, helping the more seriously injured companions to bandage their wounds, and the less injured ones leaned against the cold tree pole with their eyes closed, listening to the wind and grass around them, but they did not dare to sleep.

In the cold night, coupled with injuries, it is easy to never wake up again, and at this time they dare not raise the fire to keep warm, if the pursuers are still behind, it is easy to expose their whereabouts. On the entire half-sloped hillside, with the wind direction at their backs, everyone and the war horses leaned against each other, and there was a little warmth. Sun Ce sat alone next to a rock with a big gun, looking at the outline of the distant mountains in a daze, although he was not injured, but the pain in his heart at this time was more intense than the current situation, the indignation gradually subsided, his mind was full of buzzing chaos and noise, next to him, finally the voice of his subordinates couldn't help crying out: "Lord, we have been on a westward expedition for seven years, and many brothers have died outside, and now why can't the remaining brothers even go home...... Why are those people—"

"Then what should we do..... we can't go back, where can we go?!"

"...... go to the Northlands, the Governor of Gongsun will always ask for justice for us."

"How do you go that far? In the middle, we have to pass through the territory of Liu Bei and Cao Cao, so many of us are running over to find a fight? ”

The voice of the voice seemed weak and painful, and it had become two difficult questions to choose as to the way out, whether to go north to Shanggu County, which was thousands of miles away, or to turn south and kill back. Zhou Yu walked quickly, his body was covered with blood, his right arm was wrapped in a bandage, and the cuffs were stained red with blood.

"Bo Fu, what are you going to do next?" He sat down next to him, his voice a little hoarse.

Sun Ce gritted his teeth, his hand holding the barrel of the gun was trembling slightly, and when he was asked, his head felt as uncomfortable as if he had been knocked open, "I just want to ...... Ask ..... Zhongmou in person...... My brother has been fighting for the country for several years...... Why did he fall into being killed by his own brother? Grief surged, he gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Is it just for that place in Jiangdong, you want to kill my dear brother, he wants, I just give it to him——"

"Na Yu is in charge." Zhou Yu patted his brother's hand and looked at the old man resting over there, "Old General Huang, why did you come, shouldn't you be in Changsha County?" ”

Huang Zhong opened his eyes and looked at the package that was still behind him, "The old man has been fighting for too long and is a little tired, and he wants to take his wife and children out to see the land that the old man has worked hard to protect for most of his life." ”

"But ....." He raised his gaze, looked at Zhou Yu, and smiled: "...... have to return the people of the world to a peaceful world first, so that more people will be left alone like the old man in the future." ”

The two then looked at the figure shrunk under a tree not far away, and the man immediately smiled flatteringly, and arched his hand: "Loyalty has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, wherever the three go, I will follow it, even if I go to the north, I have long heard that the hero of the Wolf King of the North is the world, and I admire ......" Then asked in a low voice: "Will ...... kill me to sacrifice the flag?" ”

At this moment, the silent figure on the other side of the rock slowly stood up, his eyes were blood-red, full of indescribable anger in the darkness, and he smashed the heavy gun in his hand on the ground, and the mud and snow were splashed in all directions, and the hoarse voice spoke.

"Okay, let's go north through Jingzhou, and then give the governor a male soldier to conquer the world!"

……

Tianguang Road is far away, more than 300 miles away in Xiangyang.

The news that the wolf king will review the three armies in the spring of next year has spread in the city, and most of the people have responded enthusiastically to such news, and some people even want to set off to the north to watch, after all, the Jingzhou soldiers who came back from the expedition, many people have seen it from afar, just the posture of the other party's walking, as a layman, can see the good and the bad, think about the 170,000 such troops in the north, it can't help but make people feel that the peaceful and prosperous era is coming, And Liu Bei, who was sitting in the mansion, felt that this was the saddest year in half his life.

Compared with the bustle outside, the backyard of the government seems unusually deserted, even if the joy of the middle-aged child, it did not dissipate Liu Bei's frowning brows, in the main hall of the discussion, the generals and civil officials are sitting there to discuss countermeasures, after all, the wolf prince Sun Zhi first had the prestige of taming the Huns, Xianbei, Wuhuan and other foreign tribes, and then there was the defeat of Yuan Shao's achievements in the army, and now it is the return of the western expedition, and the Western barbarians who fought surrendered to the table, once the prestige between the people and the family is rising, driven by the general trend, it is possible to wear a crown and become the king.

"The lord is worried about things that are far away, it is better to take steps step by step." The feather fan shook slightly, and the young military advisor at this time closed his eyes lightly, sorted out the thoughts in his head, and then continued: "Now that Jingzhou is in the hands of the lord, take it as the cornerstone to accumulate strength, and what the lord has to do now is to first gather a group of returning heroes from a hundred battles. ”

"Although the military advisor said it powerfully, but Wei Yan didn't enter the oil and salt, either he trained the army, or rested, he had gold and silver and wealth, and his wife and concubine sent it over, and the other party also accepted it, so he thanked him for two sentences and didn't follow....alas." It was Mi Zhu who said this, and Sun Qian, who was one seat away, also nodded in agreement: "....... Indeed, as Zizhong said, maybe after a while, the killing heart will be colder, and it will be a little better. ”

Liu Bei nodded, put aside the matter of wooing for the time being, and then said another thing: "All of you here are the best of the best, and you will come to fight in the south and the north, and you will never give up, and there is a news from Jiangdong today, and I don't want to hide it from everyone." ”

"My lord, please speak."

When the civil and military forces present heard this, their backs straightened, Guan Yu stroked his long hair, and nodded appreciatively at his brother's words, Zhang Fei also slapped the table during the banquet at this time: "Big brother can speak directly if he has something to say, the pause makes people's hearts uncomfortable." ”

"Sun Quan has a letter, asking me and you to intercept a group of thieves who impersonate their brother Sun Ce's name."

As soon as these words came out, whispers of surprise buzzed in the main hall, and someone stood up in the middle of the conversation.

"Sun Quan is also an alliance with us." Guan Yu opened his eyes and arched his hand: "Although Guan disdains him as a person, he is willing to be a pioneer and stop these people." ”

Beside him, the figure of the ring-eyed leopard head also followed: "A group of thieves, where can I use the second brother to go out of the horse, let the younger brother lead the fifty Yan cavalry under his command to catch them for the eldest brother to play." ”

"Yun Chang has always been steady, Liang thought it was better to leave this matter to Yun Chang." Zhuge Liang got up with a smile and took the feather fan and arched his hand: "It just so happens that the opportunity to break the situation that the lord is worried about has come." ”

Soon, the banquet dispersed, and when everyone left the mansion in twos and threes, Liu Bei left Kong Ming alone, lit the lamp, and looked straight at each other.

"The military advisor thinks that's true?"

"Inevitably." Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan and walked past the fire, "....... In fact, no matter whether it is true or not, as long as this group of people is intercepted, the lord can take this opportunity to prove to the people of the world that the wolf king in the north is just a false villain, as long as he frustrates the opponent's momentum, it will be beneficial to the lord. ”

Liu Bei frowned, looked away from him, and looked out of the open hall door: "If this Sun Ce is true, then wouldn't Bei be a loyal general...... I couldn't bear it. ”

"If the lord wants to achieve hegemony and support the Han family..... is it true to rely on the benevolence of women?"

The candlelight reflected the handsome face, and it was clearly extinguished.

..........

The night wind was howling, and Zhang Fei, who was walking on horseback on the street, violently beat the spirit from drunkenness, and slapped his head: "I almost suffered from Zhuge Liang's way." ”