"Yes, I can only repay it in the future!"

Liu Bei sighed, and pulled Guan Yu to the door where the guards stood solemnly: "Don't worry, let's set off after a two-day rest, with Liu Zijian's brightness, we won't embarrass our brothers...... What the foolish brother was most worried about was the journey into Yanzhou after crossing the river, Cao Mengde's army was not as disciplined and easy to talk as the Qingzhou army. ”

Guan Yu thought for a while and didn't speak, and only after entering the door did he whisper: "In that case, why don't we borrow Luoyang again after crossing the river?" With General Liu Zijian's generosity and magnanimity, it should not embarrass us. ”

Liu Bei was slightly stunned, then stroked his palm and smiled: "That's right, it seems that the foolish brother is too worried...... Now not only Luoyang, even the entire Sili territory has been under the control of the Qingzhou Army, and it is said that the large-scale renovation of Luoyang City, which has now been renewed, has poured into more and more celebrities from all walks of life and the world's great Confucians, and even many important ministers of the imperial court have taken the opportunity of supervising the repair of the old capital, and Luoyang has been stagnant for a long time under the wing of Liu Zijian, unwilling to return to Chang'an, which is in dire straits. ”

"In this way, it is not only safe and convenient for us to take advantage of Luoyang, but we can also get funding from the Qingzhou Army along the way, and maybe we will be lucky to encounter unexpected opportunities!"

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Two days later, Liu Bei left 500,000 yuan to the village, and also left more than 100 soldiers who were injured and unable to walk, and together with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Sun Gan, he led more than 2,800 soldiers to hold high the banner and slowly go south.

After the scout captain led by the scout team saluted Liu Bei, who was on the horse, he took out a letter from the leather bag on his waist and presented it with both hands: "General." This is a letter from my family, General Xu, to the general. ”

"General Xu? Which General Xu is it? ”

Liu Bei took the letter and asked kindly.

The scout captain replied with a smile: "It's General Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, please read the letter first, if you have any questions, you will definitely know everything." ”

"Good!"

Liu Bei quickly read the letter. Forcibly swallowed the complicated emotions in his heart, and bowed his hand: "Our army is deeply grateful to General Xu for his generous assistance, and will definitely follow General Xu's suggestion to turn west, and pass through Mengjindu to Luoyang to rest and recuperate, and ask the little general to help along the way." ”

The scout captain hurriedly returned the salute: "The general doesn't need to be polite, this is a matter within the next division, if the general has no other orders." Let's go. ”

"Good! Please lead the way. ”

Liu Bei gave another salute, and after getting on the horse, he showed a bitter smile to Sun Gan, who was leaning on the horse.

Sun Qian's face changed greatly, and he looked around and approached Liu Bei. asked in a low voice, "What did Xu Gongming say in his letter?" Could it be that Liu Zijian already knows our whereabouts? ”

Liu Bei sighed and nodded: "Not only did he already know our whereabouts, but he also asked Xu Gongming to greet me on his behalf, and told Xu Gongming to send someone to send me and other three thousand men and horses to Luoyang safely...... When I think about it, I feel guilty. It also makes me creepy! Forget it. Don't talk about this, let's hurry up, don't stay too long when you arrive in Luoyang, and go south quickly is the right way! ”

Sun Qian nodded solemnly, he was grateful and in awe of Liu Cun in his heart, he knew very well why Liu Bei felt guilty, and why he was terrified, if Liu Cun wanted the lives of his three thousand people. I'm afraid that no one will survive today, in this chaotic world like ants. It is very common for 3,000 people to die in the ravine, even if it spreads, no one will take a second look, let alone damage Liu Zijian's reputation.

But Sun Qian and Liu Bei didn't know that when they led the only 2,800 soldiers to the south, Liu Cun, who was famous all over the world, was also going south, and what Liu Cun was about to face was also a headache for a generation of heroes.

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Floating clouds continue to pile up, and snowflakes drift silently.

"Beep Bo Bo ......"

The layers of thin ice that gradually condensed on the cold and wide river surface made a crisp cracking sound like fried beans under the impact of the thick hull.

On the high ground of Baimajin Ferry on the south bank of the river, more than ten horsemen stood under the banner of the word "Cao" fluttering in hunting, and the military generals of Wenchen who were immediately wearing fur windbreakers and mighty robes were motionless in the snowflakes falling from the sky, silently looking at the huge fleet of ships coming downwind in front of them, and looking at the rows of well-dressed and majestically standing Qingzhou sailors on the high bow of the ship.

"Maybe the river will freeze overnight...... At this time, those who are still breaking the ice on the big river, I am afraid that only the powerful Qingzhou Navy dares to do this......"

"Look at the dozens of warships coming slowly, not only are they extremely thick, but almost every bow is covered with thick copper skin, and the masts and sails are far taller and wider than our warships, I estimate that each ship can carry at least three hundred soldiers and horses to cross the river!"

Cao Ren, who was on the move, couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, when Cao Cao sent Xun You and others to greet Liu Cun who was going south yesterday, there was no matter of Cao Ren, but under Cao Ren's strong request, Cao Cao thought about it again and again and finally agreed.

Xun You, who was standing side by side with Cao Ren, smiled slightly when he heard this: "Most of what we see now are transport ships used by the Qingzhou Navy on the big river, which are naturally much larger than the warships used in combat......

"However, I heard that the warships owned by the Langya Navy are more than five times larger than these inland warships in front of them, with high masts, rumored nautical compasses, criss-crossed soft and hard sails, can easily carry millions of catties of goods between Langya and Jiaozhi."

"In fact, not only Jiaozhi, as early as a few years ago, the warships of the Langya Navy and the cargo ships of the Langya Caravan often went to Yizhou, Waguo, Sanhan and Liaodong to trade, since last year, there are rumors that the fleet of the Langya Navy and the caravan has crossed the southernmost Strait of Malacca, all the way to the west, selling silk and ceramics to the distant Tianzhu (present-day India), bringing back a large amount of hemp steel, jewelry and sugar."

"I have also heard that the fleet brought back a lot of crop seeds, among which there is one called cotton, which is the most practical, and after weaving, it can weave thick and warm cloth, and one cotton cloth can be sold for five horses of fine silk in Langya, which is not available to ordinary people." The full pet on the other side said loudly.

Xun You sighed again: "Before, many people laughed at Liu Zijian's enthusiasm for businessmen and his copper smell, and he did everything he could to drill the camp, who knew that it was precisely because of this that Qingzhou would be so powerful, and now with a fertile land of thousands of miles, rich in coal, iron, and war horses, I am afraid that no one in the Han world will be able to shake Liu Zijian." ”

After a long silence, several large ships docked one after another, and a group of well-equipped Qingzhou soldiers rushed down and lined up separately. One by one, the saddled war horses were led to the shore, and the blood-red banner with the word "Liu" had clearly appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Cao Ren, Xun You, and others rushed to the wharf to line up to greet Liu Cun, the nominal Shangguan, the general of the chariot and cavalry, and Liu Cun, who was still on the ship and had not yet docked, and several generals clasped their fists and saluted from a distance, without the slightest arrogance, let alone the slightest rudeness. (To be continued......)