The heavy snow in the Luoyang area has stopped, and the whole world is shrouded in a silver white at a glance, but the weather is even colder, in Mengjin City, this cold winter is naturally nothing for the three Liu Bei brothers, but for these Jingzhou soldiers, it is not a good thing. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Second brother, what's the noise outside?" As soon as Liu Bei got up, he heard bursts of crying outside.

These days, for the Jingzhou army, it is naturally not good, consecutive defeats, morale is low, but for Liu Bei, I am afraid that since entering Jingzhou, the most comfortable period of time, that night Liu Bei turned the tide, especially Zhang Fei defeated Ma Chao first, and then fought the vast sea, which saved a lot of morale and dignity for the Jingzhou army, plus Liu Bei controlled the grain and grass, these days, these remnants of the defeated army will be swallowed by Liu Bei step by step.

Many middle-level generals were co-opted by Liu Bei, and now Liu Bei has a certain prestige and influence in the Jingzhou army, and this prestige is constantly expanding.

Cai Mao wanted to withdraw his troops, but was stopped by Liu Bei and stayed in Mengjin, Liu Bei could take this army into his hands step by step, but if he returned to Jingxiang, many things would be out of his control, and the Jingxiang family headed by Cai Mao would restrict him, Liu Biao ...... To be honest, after Liu Bei's power expanded, it is really hard to say whether he is still willing to trust Liu Bei as before.

People are at different heights, and the angle of thinking about problems will not be the same, not to mention that Liu Bei has a deep unwillingness in his heart, he is unwilling to send people under the fence, and now that he has the opportunity, he naturally hopes that he can completely control this army in his own hands to increase his voice in Jingxiang.

After hurriedly putting on his clothes, Liu Bei saw Guan Yu standing outside the door with a heavy face.

"A few patrol soldiers were frozen to death last night, and many soldiers are mourning." Guan Yu sighed and said, "Now the soldiers are eager to return home. ”

Dead people were actually not a big deal during the war years, but this kind of non-combat attrition, coupled with the fact that the Jingzhou soldiers had been on the expedition for a long time and missed their homeland, had caused dissatisfaction in the army.

It is not so much to mourn the soldiers who froze to death, but to say that it is to take this opportunity to burst out a kind of accumulated resentment in his heart, in a short period of time, through Liu Bei's prestige and benevolence, it can be suppressed, but over time, this dissatisfaction may be gradually transferred to the three brothers of Liu Bei by the soldiers, and when the time comes, Liu Bei's prestige that he has finally established in the army will be greatly reduced.

When Liu Bei took Guan Yu to the barracks, Cai Mao and others had already arrived, and when they saw Liu Bei coming, Cai Mao bowed slightly and said, "Xuande Gong." ”

"I've seen the Grand Governor." Liu Bei nodded, even if he knew in his heart that the other party was definitely uneasy and kind to come over at this time, but in terms of etiquette, Liu Bei still belonged to Cai Mao's subordinates at the moment.

"My Jingzhou soldiers are not accustomed to the northern climate, and if this continues, this situation will continue to happen, I don't know what good plan Xuande Gong has?" The group came to the soldiers' pawn, looking at the bodies of several dead soldiers, Cai Mao frowned and looked at Liu Bei, if Liu Bei hadn't stopped him and refused to retreat, this situation would not have happened.

"Be prepared to retreat as soon as possible." Liu Bei simply arched his hand and said: "Of course, this matter cannot be decided, and everything is arranged by the Grand Governor." ”

Cai Mao didn't expect that Liu Bei, who had been reluctant to withdraw from the army, would agree to withdraw so simply, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but then reacted, Liu Bei was yin him, and saying this is not equivalent to telling these soldiers that the reason why they have not withdrawn is actually because of Cai Mao's prevention? His face suddenly darkened.

Especially Cai Mao clearly felt that the soldiers around him looked at him with a little indifference, Cai Mao suddenly had an urge to pull out a knife and cut people, the benefits and reputation are all enjoyed by you, and when it is time to carry the pot, throw the black pot to me to carry? How can the soldiers know the decisions of the top? At this moment, Liu Bei took the lead, and Liu Bei was very close to ordinary soldiers on weekdays, but Cai Mao and others rarely cared about the soldiers, and under the preconceived concept, this black cauldron, even if Cai Mao had the heart to explain it at the moment, he couldn't explain it clearly.

Kuai Yue smiled and said: "Xuande Gong is serious, whether we will withdraw or not, it is not the decision of the metropolitan governor, but in the lord, now the lord is in Jingzhou, I don't know the situation in Mengjin, and I hope that the lord can repair the book and ask the lord to withdraw the army, otherwise in the long run, I am afraid that many people in our army will not be able to survive this winter." ”

Cai Mao could see it, Kuai Yue could naturally also see Liu Bei's careful thoughts, and quietly pushed the ball to Liu Biao, anyway, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, where do the soldiers know this? And Liu Bei and Liu Biao are now grasshoppers on a rope, which is equivalent to kicking the ball back to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei bowed slightly: "If the governor is willing, we will withdraw first, if Brother Jingsheng is to blame, how about being borne by Bei alone?" ”

Cai Mao's face turned dark, this Liu Xuande is not finished? was about to answer, but saw Wang Wei walking in in a hurry, and arched his hand to Liu Bei and said: "Duke Xuande, the lord has sent a message to order our army to withdraw to Xiangyang quickly." ”

Cai Mao watched Wang Wei come in, and directly looked for Liu Bei instead of him, the governor, and his face was even more ugly.

"Oh?" Liu Bei took the letter, read it at a glance, his face gradually became solemn, and he turned his head to look at everyone: "Jiangdong Sun Quan took advantage of the time when my army went out to attack Jiangxia, General Huang Zu was killed in battle, and Liu Jingzhou ordered me to return to the army as soon as possible!" ”

At the beginning, Yang Fu went south to Jiangdong under the escort of Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yun and Gan Ning, according to the original wishes, originally hoped that Jiangdong could send troops to Xuzhou when Lu Bu and Cao Cao confronted, and contain Cao Cao so that he could not take care of the beginning and the end, but unfortunately, the battle of Jizhou, Yuan Shao perished too quickly, Cao and Lu divided Jizhou, and did not really start a full-scale war, Cao Cao withdrew to Xudu, and Lu Bu also withdrew to Chang'an, at that time, if Xuzhou was fought again, Jiangdong would have to confront Cao Cao head-on.

Sun Quan is naturally not stupid, even if he secretly allied with Lu Bu, but he was not willing to touch Cao Cao by himself, and let Lu Bu pick up the cheap behind, after all, this paper covenant is still a combination of interests, if there is no interest but also to take risks, Sun Quan is naturally unwilling, therefore, Sun Quan did not provoke Cao Cao, but took advantage of the fact that the main force of Jingzhou went north and the interior was empty, sent troops to attack Jiangxia, and finally achieved miraculous results, not only attacked Huang Zu, but also made the grain and grass of Jiangxia move to Jiangdong, and Zhou Yu ordered people to go up the river, Attacking the counties along the Yangtze River in Jingzhou, Zhang Yun could not support it alone, and Liu Biao had no choice but to send people to summon the soldiers and horses gathered in Mengjin back to resist Jiangdong.

"Grand Governor, withdraw your troops." Liu Bei handed the letter to Cai Maodao.

"Pass on my military order, the officers and men of the three armies pack up their baggage and prepare to withdraw their troops!" Cai Mao looked at Liu Bei, who didn't forget to buckle the basin on himself in the end, and tore his heart alive, and almost all of this sentence jumped out with gritted teeth.

In the barracks, bursts of suppressed cheers sounded, and Liu Bei bowed to Cai Mao loudly: "The soldiers of the three armies of the Beidai are Xie Dadu Governor Rende!" ”

"Humph!" Cai Mao snorted, threw his sleeves away, Kuai Yue glanced at Liu Bei deeply, followed and left, Liu Bei stayed in the barracks, comforted, and asked the soldiers to collect the bodies of the deceased, and then bury them after returning to Jingzhou.

Jian'an seven years of winter, a year of lively world, with the approach of the year, the arrival of Jian'an eight years, Luoyang continued a year of war, with the Jingzhou army retreat, gradually entered the end, Lu Bu returned to Chang'an, Cao Cao returned to Xudu to take charge of the overall situation, the Central Plains, ushered in a long-lost calm, but the war in the Yangtze River basin was with the return of the Jingzhou army, kicked off.

The battle of Luoyang, if the biggest winner, I'm afraid Liu Bei, after returning to Jingxiang, Liu Biao quickly took Liu Bei as the lieutenant general, guarding Jiangxia, the 40,000 troops who came back with the army, in addition to Wang Wei's troops staying in Xiangyang, Liu Biao allocated Liu Bei 30,000 soldiers and horses to guard Jiangxia, so far, although Liu Bei is still under the fence, but also has a foundation land, has a certain degree of autonomy.

Chang'an, Hussar House.

Lu Bu, who was teasing Lu Zheng with Diao Chan and Liu Yun's wives, was suddenly stunned, and then in the incomprehensible eyes of the women, he stepped out, looked up at the sky, but saw the southeast direction, in the original chaotic luck, a new luck is growing, although it is still very weak, but it is full of vitality, and there is a faint sign of prosperity.

"Husband?" Diao Chan looked at Lu Bu suspiciously, saw Lu Bu's solemn eyes, and asked suspiciously, "What happened?" ”

"The south, it's going to change." The corners of Lu Bu's mouth twitched, and he smiled.

"Husband is going to go on an expedition again?" A touch of loss flashed in Diao Chan's eyes, before, there were similar words, and then soon after, Lu Bu set out on the expedition, as a woman, she naturally hoped that her man could have more time to be by her side, even if he didn't do anything.

"No, we can't intervene in the affairs of the south, let Liu Biao and Cao Cao have a headache." Shaking his head, Jia Xu's words are still in his heart, at this moment, Lu Bu's territory is large enough, if he continues to expand blindly, I am afraid that he will lose his control like the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and poison the world, for a long time in the future, Lu Bu's focus will be on building his own territory, rather than continuing to fight with reckless force.

At the same time, a large amount of luck gathered in the east, around Lu Bu, the originally dormant pseudo-dragon qi suddenly seemed to be excited, looking up to the sky and roaring, a large amount of luck was submerged in the pseudo-dragon qi, this is the luck that belongs to the Yuan family, and now half of it has been taken away by Lu Bu, with the complete end of the war in the Central Plains, these originally ownerless luck all poured into Lu Bu's body, which is also a manifestation of the war dividend.

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the title achievement, automatically promoted from the hero of one party to the overlord of one side, and the special skill pseudo-dragon qi is promoted to the qi of the dragon, and get a one-star growth opportunity!"

The voice that sounded in his head made Lu Bu's eyes light up slightly, and the promotion of the pseudo-dragon qi also meant that his hussar battalion could be expanded. (To be continued.) )