Compared with the spirit of the Jiangdong Army, the situation of the remaining Jingzhou Army is not so good, they returned to Jiangxia in a gloomy manner, but the mood from top to bottom is still a depression, everyone knows that with the remnants of more than 50,000 people, it is difficult to stop the general trend of the Jiangdong Army, the soldiers' military spirit has been dissipated at this time, and many people have already had the idea of surrendering.

Cai Mao was staying in the study of a small mansion in Jiangxia City at this time, looking a little demented, and there was an exquisite table in front of him, on which was also placed a white paper and a brush purchased by a merchant from Jiangdong.

Cai Mao wanted to write a battle table for Liu Biao, but he sat for half an hour, but the paper was still snow-white, he really didn't know where to write, and he couldn't say that our army was completely defeated by the Jiangdong Army with one blow, and there were only more than 50,000 people left.

"Ahh Looking at the white paper of Jiangdong's specialty on the table, Cai Mao felt a nameless fire in his heart for no reason at this time, and directly tore the white paper in front of him with two brushes, but he still threw it to the ground and stepped on it twice, as if he felt that this was also an insult to Jiangdongjun.

"General Cai, uh!" The door of the study was pushed open, and a little official just walked in, but saw Cai Mao being extremely manic at this time, and he was stunned there and didn't know what to do.

"What's the matter?" Cai Mao saw that someone was coming, so she sat down again and asked coldly.

"Zhuge Liang came to ask to see!" Seeing that Cai Mao's mood was not right, the little official said very carefully.

"He actually dared to come to see me, it's just shameless and skinless, you let him and his senior brother get out of here!" As soon as he heard this name, Cai Mao's face immediately turned iron-blue, and he said angrily.

As soon as he heard this name, he was angry, it was because he believed in this guy, and as a result, he put himself in this most difficult situation, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was not an official and was a disciple of Shuijing Sima Hui, he really wanted to find someone to cut this person and his senior brother together.

"Huh?" The little official was stunned for a moment, it was hard to imagine that Cai Mao, who has always been very family-like, actually had such a vulgar side, and the object was Zhuge Liang, who was regarded as the most respected guest of honor a few days ago.

"You can't hear what I said, do you, let him get out of here, the farther away the better." Seeing that the little official did not move, Cai Mao angrily took out a seal from the side and smashed it, shouting angrily.

"I know!" The little official hurriedly turned away, he was afraid that if he stayed a little longer, he would be killed by the pond fish.

Not far from outside Cai Mao's study, Zhuge Liang was waiting for the little official to report back, but after hearing Cai Mao's angry scolding clearly in the study, his face immediately became extremely pale, and the hand holding the feather fan was also blue at this moment.

"I'm sorry, little brother Zhuge , General Cai doesn't really want to see you!" The little official came out at this time, and said quite politely.

"I see!" Zhuge Liang turned around slowly, his expression was full of despair and unwillingness, since he was a child, he has always been regarded as a genius, and he has never received such humiliation, and he was insulted by a mediocre person like Cai Mao.

Yes, mediocrity, in Zhuge Liang's heart, Cai Mao is a mediocre man, the reason why he is willing to work for him is entirely because he wants to take advantage of the situation to fight Lu Xuantong, the most prestigious general in the world, the first time, he succeeded and reaped fame and fortune, but the second time, he lost, and as a result, he lost all the fame he had won before, and let himself suffer such humiliation.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang suddenly remembered what Lu Xuantong said to him during the war: "You use my name as a stepping stone, then the next moment I will let you fall into the abyss." ”

"The abyss? Lu Xuantong? Zhuge Liang couldn't help but muttered to himself. was really done by the other party, isn't it the abyss that I am in now? The lives of so many soldiers in Jingzhou, the accusations of the generals, Cai Mao's insults, the indifference of passers-by, the previous rebuke of Fang Xuan, and the previous high spirits all turned into a pile of bitter fruits.

"Maybe, with what I'm learning now, I really shouldn't go against Lu Xuantong?" Walking out of Cai Mao's courtyard, Zhuge Liang fell into self-doubt that he had never had before, and this time the frustration completely shattered the full confidence of a young man who was fledgling, leaving no trace.

"Mr. Kong Ming, Mr. Kong Ming!" When Zhuge Liang was a little depressed, someone was shouting his name on the street not far away.

"Is that you, Xuande Gong?" Zhuge Liang looked over and found that it was Liu Bei, who had visited him many times before, and only Liu Bei would call him that, and the rest of the people were all called little brothers or something because of his age, even if they called Mr., they would add a small word in front of them.

"Hey, didn't you say that? If Mr. Kong Ming is prepared, just shout Xuande! Liu Bei approached, still looking respectful but close.

"Xuande Gong, I don't know what you called me for?" Zhuge Liang shook his head and asked directly.

"That's the case, I have been visiting you many times before, and you have been hospitality, so this time, I wanted to invite Mr. Kong Ming to narrate, and listen to some of Mr. Kong Ming's teachings by the way, but I heard that Mr. Kong Ming came to find General Cai Mao, so I rushed over!" Liu Bei said very sincerely. I didn't blush at all because I was treating a teenager so quietly.

"Xuande Gong, I just buried the hundreds of thousands of troops in Jingzhou, I'm afraid I will be scolded by all the Jingzhou scholars, and others are afraid of me like a tiger now, why are you still willing to treat Liang so politely?" Looking at Liu Bei's expression that didn't seem to be fake at all, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but ask.

"That's not Mr. Kong Ming's fault, how can it be said that Mr. Kong Ming buried the Jingzhou army, if you want me to say, if there is no Mr. Kong Ming, I'm afraid that the last 50,000 soldiers will not be able to come back!" Liu Bei said very firmly.

"Why does Xuande Gong have such an opinion?" Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with a hint of eagerness and excitement, and then asked quietly.

"There are three reasons, first, Lu Xuantong himself is a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles, and he seems to have invited a virtuous person to command his soldiers in this battle.

Second, there are many fierce generals in Jiangdong, and it is not an exaggeration to even call them fierce generals such as clouds, in this battle, Lu Xuantong's Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Zhao Yuntai, Shi Ci, Wei Yan and others are all first-class heroes, Ling Cao, Chen Wu, Dong Raid, Jiang Qin, etc. are also heroes for a while, and looking at my Jingzhou Army, to be honest, in addition to my two righteous brothers, only General Wenpin is still brave, and it is really not a grade in terms of generals.

Third, the Jiangdong Army has followed Lu Xuantong to fight in the south and the north for so many years, and it can be said that they are the elite of the elite, and our Jingzhou Army, although it cannot be regarded as a weak pawn, is also far from the Jiangdong Army in terms of combat strength. If it weren't for Mr. Kong Ming's blessing of love and righteousness for the Jingzhou army and the proper command in this battle, I am afraid that the entire 200,000 Jingzhou army would be completely eaten by Lu Xuantong. Liu Bei explained in great detail. shows that his previous statement was not said to comfort Zhuge Liang, but was really well-founded.

"Xuande Gong said this, Liang really can't afford it, no matter how much he shirks it, Liang, as the commander of this battle, is a sinner in Jingzhou after all!" Although Zhuge Liang said this, his face was much better than before, and he suddenly found that this Liu Bei was really the most intimate confidant he had met in his life, not only did he not feel dissatisfied with him like others, but analyzed all the details of the entire battle situation, and felt that the responsibility was not his.

"I don't know what others think, but Bei thinks that Mr. Kong Ming should be said to be the hero of Jingzhou, and those who have a lot of complaints about Mr. Kong Ming have forgotten who helped them block Lu Xuantong's troops when Lu Xuantong attacked last year!" Liu Bei said very firmly.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, didn't Xuande Gong want to invite Liang to narrate? I wonder if Liang can bring his senior brother with him? Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and suddenly spoke.

"Huh? Is it Mr. Pang Shiyuan? Naturally, I can't ask for it. Liu Bei's face showed surprise, and then he said in surprise. are all smart people, where does he not know that this is the rhythm that Zhuge Liang already wants to get closer to him, and he also wants to pull Pang Tongyi over, this good news came too suddenly, so that he suddenly had a feeling of keeping the bright moon and seeing the sun.

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Cai Mao finally sent the battle table to Liu Biao, on the third day after the war, the herald rushed to Xiangyang, and presented the battle situation, Liu Biao after reading it, he was immediately angry and vomited blood and fell into a coma, and the civil and military officers on the side hurriedly pinched people and passed on the doctor, and they were busy for a while.

"My foundation in Jingzhou is no longer guaranteed!" After half a pillar of incense, Liu Biao woke up and suddenly cried.

"My lord, could it be that there is a big change on the front line?" The civil and military officers below looked at each other, because they were in a hurry, they didn't see the battle table presented, but someone asked.

"Cai Mao handed over the military power to Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect to be broken by Lu Xuantong this time, Zhang Yun died, Wen Ping was captured, my army of 200,000, only 50,000 remained!" Liu Biao suddenly seemed to be a teenager old, and he had a weak voice.

"Ahh Everyone in the audience was dumbfounded, this is definitely a result that everyone didn't expect, they thought about winning, thinking about losing, but they definitely didn't expect to lose so badly, how many days is this, the 200,000 soldiers who poured the entire Jingzhou are completely defeated, and there are still 50,000 farts left.

For a while, people's hearts immediately floated, looking at this look, Liu Biao is about to finish playing, according to reason, everyone should want to retreat, but the problem is that Lu Xuantong is not a good thing, this Jingzhou is in his hands, I am afraid that the family will be disgraced, thinking about it, everyone's faces are also extremely ugly.