The next day, when the sky was just dawning, Lu An, who couldn't sleep all night, came directly to Guo Jia's tent and wanted to discuss something with him.

"Lord!" The guards at the gate saw Lu An coming, and hurriedly saluted.

"Is the military advisor up?" Lu An nodded and asked.

"Not yet, let's call it!" The guard owes a debt and wants to go in and let it know.

"No, I'll just go in!" Lu An waved his hand and walked in directly.

Because it is a military camp, and Lu An has always advocated sharing weal and woe with the soldiers during the march, the environment is naturally not much better, so even a person in a high position like Guo Jia is equivalent to living in a single room compared to ordinary soldiers, and there are more subtle daily necessities and the like.

"Lord, why are you here?" When Lu An came in, Guo Jia was still resting, but soon he was woken up by Lu An's footsteps, opened his eyes and took a look, and then quickly stood up and said.

"Are you getting better?" Lu An asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that the doctor said that you should avoid alcohol for a while, and I feel very difficult when I think about it." Guo Jia smiled.

"You're not in good health, so it's not wrong to listen to the doctor!" Lu An said casually, and then chatted with Guo Jia about business: "I want to return to Jiangdong temporarily, what do you think?" ”

"Feasible!" Guo Jia immediately said without thinking, but then he felt that his answer was too bland, and said: "It is the wisest decision for the lord to choose to withdraw from the army at this time, and Jia has no objection!" ”

"Oh? Then tell me why retiring is the best choice! Lu An asked.

"Now our army has lost a game, and tens of thousands of injuries have been damaged, although it has not damaged the vitality, but it has also moved its muscles and bones, and although the Jingzhou army has also been damaged, it is a home battle after all, and there is no shortage of all kinds of backups, and in turn, our offensive has been frustrated, and it is too difficult to capture Jingzhou at this time, it is better to retreat and recuperate for the time being, but there is a little," Guo Jia said and hesitated.

"Do you think retreating at this time is not good for my reputation?" Lu An said.

"Exactly, the lord's military name is powerful in the world, and there is no defeat in leading the troops in battle, if you withdraw the army in frustration now, you will damage your prestige, and at the same time, it will also achieve the prestige of the other party, but in addition to this, it is the best way for us to withdraw the army at this time!" Now that the words are clear, Guo Jia no longer hides them.

An undefeated general in his life and a general who has had a defeat in his life are completely two concepts in the eyes of the world, which is why Guo Jia did not directly find Lu An to admonish, but waited until Lu An took the initiative to say that he would withdraw the army.

"I've thought about this, reputation or something, let the world think of it, eat as much as you have the ability, defeat is defeat, I can't take the lives of soldiers to forcibly win this battle for my own reputation, this is not in the interests of our Jiangdong as a whole!" Lu An smiled.

He thought about this for a long time last night, and even thought about continuing to use the remaining army in his hand to forcibly go shopping with Cai Mao's remaining men and horses, and the small defeat before winning the fight was naturally gone, he was still the undefeated Lu Xuantong, but calm down and think about it, it was simply what the loser did, his ultimate goal was to take Jingzhou, not to defeat Liu Biao's army, although the two seem to be the same thing, but the causal relationship must be clear, This time, if he continues to fight Zhuge Liang Pang for the sake of his reputation, even if he wins, it is estimated that it will be a miserable victory, and he will no longer have the ability to take Jingzhou, so it seems that it is better to retreat first, and then find a way to go back, after all, his reputation cannot be eaten, let alone the importance of the entire Jingzhou.

"The lord is open-minded, admire!" Guo Jia said with great admiration. Not everyone can let go of these, and their own lords can calmly accept defeat, which is actually an ability that many princes lack the most.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's always been smooth sailing, so that I am a little proud and complacent, this failure also woke me up, there are so many heroes in the world, I must not look down on myself, let alone underestimate others!" Lu Andao.

Failure is the mother of success, after this defeat, Lu An is a little awakened, he is not omnipotent, not invincible, although the defeat in this war is mainly because of the joint attack of the Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, but in fact, he also has a considerable part of the responsibility, in the case that he is not very proficient in water warfare, he is still paralyzed, and the entire vanguard army is directly sent to other people's formations, and the vanguard army is completely lost, which is completely contributed by him, otherwise if he is cautious and cautious under Guo Jia's advice, Even if you can't win, you will never suffer such a loss.

"In this way, the lord can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, before this, many people in the world today compared the lord to the overlord, Jia now feels that the lord is definitely more powerful than the overlord!" Guo Jia said with a smile.

"Rest well!" Lu An knew what Guo Jia meant, smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder and walked out of the tent. The big husband must not only be able to win, but also be able to lose, the overlord wins more, but he can't afford to lose, he must not only win, but also be able to lose, only those who can advance and retreat may have the last laugh, otherwise even if he is invincible like the overlord, he will be defeated in the end.

Out of Guo Jia's tent, the sky was already bright, the morning sun had risen high, dyeing the earth into a golden red, some of the soldiers who got up early and got along well were already chatting together in twos and threes at this time, and the cooking smoke also rose under the burning of the Huotou Army, and there were bursts of aroma. The atmosphere of the entire barracks seemed to be completely peaceful, without the shadow of yesterday.

When Lu An returned to his tent, he immediately summoned everyone to discuss the matter and told them about his idea of retiring from the army.

"No, lord, when has our Jiangdong Army suffered such a big loss, we have to destroy that Cai Mao!"

"What General Gan said is very true, although we suffered a small loss yesterday, but our strength is still there, as long as we are careful today, we can definitely defeat the enemy!"

"When fighting, the prestige of the lord cannot be tarnished!"

"Lord, if you fight today, if you want to be a pioneer, you will definitely get the head of Cai Mao!"

Not surprisingly, when Lu An just mentioned it, the generals led by Gan Ning immediately blushed and screamed one by one, and they were very excited.

Lu An knew what they were thinking, the generals were no better than the scribes, their fame was all on the battlefield, if they retreated like this, it would not only be Lu An who would be disgraced, but all the generals of the Jiangdong Army who fought this time would probably feel ashamed, especially for the elite soldiers and horses like the Jiangdong Army, who often win, but obviously this is not the time to take care of their emotions.

"Don't say it, we're here to take Jingzhou, not to fight with each other, this time we lost almost 40,000 soldiers and horses in a battle, Jingzhou is difficult to take, now we have to go back to Jiangdong to rest, and it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, this account will have to be settled with them sooner or later!" Lu An slapped the table to silence everyone, and then shouted softly.

"But my lord, if we retreat, your prestige will be damaged, and you will achieve a mediocre talent like Cai Mao in vain!" Most people still don't give up.

"I know, but I'm determined that I'll get the brethren ready to set out before dark after breakfast!" Lu An's eyes widened, and he said in a very resolute tone.

"Yes!" Seeing that Lu An had already made up his mind to retreat, although everyone was unwilling, they could only surrender in the end.

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The Jiangdong army retreated quickly, and before the sun went down, they packed up everything and burned the camp, and then a large number of buildings and boats turned into a huge arc south to the Yangtze River.

Such a big movement obviously couldn't be hidden from the spies on the side of the Jingzhou Army, and not long after, Cai Mao and others in the marshal tent on the other side received the news that the Jiangdong Army had withdrawn to Jiangdong.

"What you say is true? Did they really retreat? Is there some conspiracy on their part to deliberately confuse us? Hearing the news, Cai Mao's face was full of disbelief, and even her voice trembled a little and asked.

"Probably not, the spies under his subordinates personally went to their camp to see, there was already a fire over there, they burned the camp, and nothing was left!" The lieutenant in the audience replied.

In this era, although it is not a big difficulty for a large army to build a camp, if it is not really retreated, it will be burned if there is something wrong with the brain, and the stockade is now empty, obviously the other party is all packed and taken away, and there is no intention to come back.

"Okay, good, good, give the order, immediately send a fast horse to report the news back to the lord, and the whole army will be rewarded for three days, and all the wine and meat will be enough!" Cai Mao completely believed it at this time, and she was almost overjoyed at the moment, laughing and laughing.

"Congratulations to General Cai, General Cai and Zhuge Liang Pang Tong, the two little brothers, are famous together!" Kuai Yue also stood up and congratulated.

"After defeating Lu Xuantong, General Cai will be a famous general praised by the world!" Wen Ping said with a smile.

"General Cai is going to be famous all over the world!" Zhang Yundao.

"Where, where, everyone has the credit for this battle, especially the two little brothers Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who are the first to make the contribution in this battle, no wonder Mr. Shui Jing said that you have surpassed him!" Although Cai Mao's words are very modest, she still can't hide the excitement in her heart. It's not that he wasn't calm enough, but all this came too suddenly, overnight, there was everything, not only helped Jingzhou retreat from the enemy, but more importantly, they defeated the world's famous general Lu Xuantong, although the other party took the initiative to retreat, but after all, they suffered losses under them, what does this mean, it means that it won't be long before he Cai Mao will become the most brilliant member of the world, although the world will know that this battle is the credit of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, but as the main general, his achievements are absolutely indelible, After all, the Lord of Jiangdong is too dazzling, as long as he touches a little bit in this battle, it will be famous.