Liu Bei looked at the reins offered by Chen Zhi, overjoyed in his heart, and praised Chen Zhi: "Uncle Zhi (Chen Zhi's word) is really a tiger general!" Immediately, Liu Bei turned over and dismounted, reached out to take the reins of Lu, and then rode to Lu's horse, rode the horse and ran around the battlefield, feeling that Lu was extremely fast, his steps were light, and faintly with himself, there were signs of heart-to-heart communication, and he couldn't help but praise loudly: "Lu's Lu!" Sure enough, it's Maxima! ”

Soon after, this unsuspenseful battle ended, most of the 30,000 rebels surrendered, and a few were killed in the mud by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Liu Bei asked Chen Zhi to select five thousand strong men from the surrendered rebels and put them into the army, while the others were tied together with ropes and waited for news from Liu Pan's side.

Liu Biao had already promised that he could let Liu Bei expand his army by another 5,000, which was also an important factor for Liu Bei to take the initiative to invite Ying to come to pacify the rebels. Moreover, these rebels used to be the regular army of Jingzhou, and they could be put into the battlefield with a little rectification, and Liu Bei did not need to invest any training costs at all.

didn't wait long, news also came from Liu Pan's side, another rebel army of 20,000 people had also been defeated, and rebelled out of the two counties of Jiangxia, thus ending the rebellion and returning to the rule of Jingzhou. After the war, Liu Bei and Liu Pan had a brief discussion. The last two decided to divide the more than 40,000 rebels who surrendered into two parts, leaving 10,000 in Jiangxia, and Liu Pan reorganized them and then reorganized them into Jiangxia's battle sequence; The other 30,000 people were escorted back to Xiangyang by Liu Bei and handed over to Liu Biao for disposal. The discussion was decided, and Liu Bei took the heads of Zhang Wu and Chen Sun and embarked on the road back to Xiangyang.

At the same time, in Xiangyang City, the good news that Liu Bei and Liu Pan worked together to defeat the rebels has been delivered. Liu Biao looked very happy. praised Liu Bei in public, and said that he would reward Liu Bei after Liu Bei returned. Liu Biao's words aroused Cai Mao's dissatisfaction. In Cai Mao's opinion. Liu Bei's existence. It was a direct threat to him. Maybe one day, Liu Bei, who is a wolf, will come to a good show to seize power and replace himself as the governor of Jingzhou's navy.

With a boredom on my mind. Cai Mao came to the back hall of the state pastor's mansion and complained to her sister. Cai Mao's sister is Mrs. Cai, Liu Xian's wife, and Liu Cong's biological mother. After telling Mrs. Cai about the worries in her heart, Cai Mao said worriedly: "Sister, if this trend continues, Jingzhou will fall into the hands of Liu Bei's villain sooner or later, and we should plan early." ”

Mrs. Cai frowned and thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "When you say that, I think of one thing. Before Liu Bei set out on the expedition, the old man once asked Liu Bei the question of who to make the son. At that time, I happened to be passing by, so I hid behind the screen and listened to their conversation, guess what Liu Bei said? He actually said that abolishing the long and establishing the young has been the way to take trouble since ancient times, and let the old man make Liu Qi the son. Now it seems that this Liu Bei is really harboring evil intentions, and we must get rid of him! ”

Cai Mao slapped her thigh and said angrily: "Jingzhou's affairs, what qualifications does that Liu Bei have to point fingers!" It's infuriating! Mrs. Cai got up and walked around the room a few times, then looked down at Cai Mao, and said in a low voice: "Liu Bei quelled the rebellion this time, and the master will definitely keep him to live in Xiangyang, this is our best opportunity." You arrange it immediately, and you must make sure that Liu Bei can't take another half step out of Xiangyang! ”

Liu Bei, who was hundreds of miles away, naturally knew nothing about the premeditated plans of the Cai sisters and brothers. At this moment, Liu Bei is riding on the Lu horse of the divine horse, talking and laughing with the people around him.

"Second brother, third brother, are you convinced of the military advisor this time?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

Guan Yu's red face turned even redder, and he arched his hand towards Pang Tong and said: "Guan Mou has no eyes, he has been making things difficult for the military division before, and today he knows the talent of the military division, Guan Mou is convinced!" In the future, but there will be a sending, Guan will go to the soup and the fire, and he will not give up! ”

"Yes, yes, the military advisor is clever, and I am also convinced! Thoroughly convinced! Zhang Fei said, at this moment, Zhang Fei's big black face rarely turned purple. The embarrassed red color appeared on the black face, and the most embarrassing result was Zhang Fei's current complexion.

Pang Tong smiled and returned the salute to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and said: "The two generals, the general is just a little trick, why bother?" The ones who really went to the battlefield to kill the enemy were the two generals and General Shuzhi. ”

Liu Bei laughed comfortably, and Da Lu said with a smile: "Zhilai military teacher, Yong has two brothers and uncle, why worry about the big thing?" Haha......"

After laughing, Pang Tong suddenly said to Liu Bei: "The Lu BMW that the lord is sitting on, although it is a rare thousand miles of horses, but this horse has tear troughs under his eyes, and white spots on his forehead, which is a bad omen. ”

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others had already surrendered to Pang Tong's resourcefulness, and when they heard Pang Tong's words, they were shocked and hurriedly persuaded Liu Bei to change horses. Liu Bei didn't care, he was displaced for half his life, and finally got such a BMW, how could he be willing to throw it away? The speed of Lu Ma is extremely fast, the footsteps are light, but it is a sharp weapon to escape, for Liu Bei, looking at the wind and fleeing is his usual means, I don't know how many times I have escaped in this life, several times I have been near death, and now with this Lu horse, Liu Bei no longer worries about the problem of escaping, so no matter what, he is reluctant to this thousand-mile BMW.

Although he thought so in his heart, Liu Bei said righteously: "There is a certain number of mortal life and death, how can a horse hinder it?" If the husband is open in his heart, the luck of heaven and earth will be increased, and he will be able to turn evil into good fortune. Pang Tong and the others were impressed by Liu Bei's spirit, and they no longer mentioned the matter of changing horses.

Within a day, Liu Bei led the army to escort the captives to the outside of Xiangyang City, Liu Biao personally led a hundred officials out of the city for twenty miles to greet him, Liu Bei was flattered, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted. and Liu Biao salute. After Liu Biao exchanged a few words, he suddenly looked at Liu Bei's war horse, and when he saw Lu Jishenjun, he loved it very much, and asked, "Where did you get this horse from Brother Xian?" Before the expedition, I hadn't seen this horse in my brother's hand. ”

Worst! Liu Biao, this is Lu! Liu Bei secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, he didn't want Liu Biao to take away Lu, but if Liu Biao asked for it, Liu Bei was really helpless. With a roll of his eyes, Liu Bei pretended to be generous and said: "The name of this horse is Lu, and it is a thousand miles of BMW." It was originally Zhang Wu's war horse. If Brother Jingsheng likes it, just take it and ride it. ”

When Liu Biao heard this, his smiling old face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum, and he was just about to follow Liu Bei's wishes. Kuai Liang behind him suddenly stood up and said, "Lord." Xuande Gong guards Xinye. Resist Cao Cao, and from time to time you have to fight, this thousand-mile horse. Let's leave it to Xuande Gong. "In Jingzhou, except for the people of the Liu clan, the rest of the people called Liu Bei the Duke of Xuande, and no one dared to call him the emperor's uncle, after all, Liu Bei was angry with Liu Xie and cleaned up the ranks of the Han clan.

Liu Biao looked back at Kuai Liang, not knowing what he meant, but seeing Kuai Liang blinking at him secretly, he expected that there must be something strange in it, so he followed Kuailiang's words: "Yes, the virtuous brother is my Jingzhou dependence, and from time to time I have to conquer the Quartet, this BMW, or the most suitable for the virtuous brother to ride." ”

Liu Bei saw Liu Biao change his words, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The name of Lu that he deliberately said just now, and the Lu that he said was Zhang Wu's mount, was to make Liu Biao's well-informed subordinates stand up and obstruct Liu Biao. Liu Bei believes that Liu Biao's subordinates must also know the details of Lu Dao, especially Kuai Liang, who is the best at horses. Sure enough, after Liu Bei deliberately revealed the information about Lu Ma, Kuai Liang stood up to stop Liu Biao's Lu demand.

Liu Biao stepped forward and grabbed Liu Bei's hand, sighed and said: "Nanyue comes to Kou from time to time, Zhang Lu is eyeing Hanzhong, Sun Ce has a grudge against his father with Brother Fool, if there are a few more heroes like Brother Xian, Brother Fool will have no worries." ”

Liu Bei's eyes rolled again, keenly seized the opportunity, and hurriedly interjected: "Brother don't worry, brother has three generals, which can be of great use." can make Yun Chang defend the city to deter Zhang Lu; Wing Duc inspected South Vietnam so that it did not dare to rebel; Uncle to Tun Bing Sanjiang to be Sun Ce. In this way, Jingzhou can be guaranteed to be worry-free. ”

The three places mentioned by Liu Bei are the throat gateways of Jingzhou, although they can block strong enemies from the outside, but once they turn the spearhead and use troops inside Jingzhou, then Jingzhou will become a turtle in an urn, and there will be no room for resistance. After hearing Liu Bei's suggestion, he glanced at Liu Bei with a little doubt, and did not immediately agree, but prevaricated: "Let's discuss this matter later, today the virtuous brother has returned from a great victory, and the foolish brother has prepared a celebration wine for the virtuous brother, virtuous brother, let's go into the city to drink." ”

Seeing Liu Biao's doubts in his eyes, Liu Bei knew that he was too reckless just now, and he had already aroused Liu Biao's vigilance, and the annexation of Jingzhou was still taking his time, and he couldn't rush it for a while. So Liu Bei pretended to be unintentional, and no longer mentioned what happened just now, but joked with a smile: "Brother has prepared a good wine, but the world-famous Zephyr spirits?" If not, the younger brother doesn't drink it. ”

Liu Bei's words attracted Liu Biao's attention, and Liu Biao said with a smile: "Brother Xian's mouth is very shy, if you want to say Ao Mohan's greatest achievement, the development of this west wind is the first!" Today's wine is the west wind! Liu Bei also laughed, and ordered Pang Tong, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to return to Xinye with their subordinates and 5,000 troops, and let Chen Zhi lead 500 Bai Yu elite soldiers into the city with him.

On the same day, Liu Biao and Liu Bei were drunk at the banquet and were carried back to their residences by their subordinates. At the third watch, Liu Bei felt thirsty, woke up from his slumber, and was just about to call the guards to pour water, when Chen Zhi's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Lord, Mr. Yi is visiting." "Yi is Liu Biao's guest, come late at night, there must be something important, Liu Bei hurriedly put on his clothes and let Chen Zhi lead Yi in.

After a while, Yi Yuan entered the room and said, "The horse that Xuande Gong rides, riding is not a hindrance to the master, and it must not be ridden in the future." Liu Bei used Pang Tong's words to prevaricate, and repeated them to Yi Zhi, who was also impressed by Liu Bei's remarks, and admired Liu Bei in his heart, and then said: "There is one more thing, Xuande Gong should make plans in advance." Cai Mao has long been dissatisfied with Xuande Gong, and this time he is ready to frame Xuande Gong, Xiangyang cannot stay for a long time, and Xuande Gong can leave quickly. ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly sent off the Yi nationality, then turned over and stepped on Lu, beckoning Chen Zhi to lead the army away. Who expected Chen to report back, saying that Xiangyang City was mobilizing troops on a large scale on the grounds of exercises, and now the eastern, southern, and northern gates have been sealed, and only the west gate has not yet been stationed with heavy troops. Liu Bei was even more flustered when he heard this, and led his army to flee to the west gate.

Liu Bei and the others had just arrived at the West Gate, and it happened that Cai Mao also led an army to come, and Chen Zhi hurriedly led the army to attract Cai Mao's attention and let Liu Bei escape alone. Liu Bei didn't care about Chen at the moment, so he escaped from the west gate and ran forward. Lu galloped for miles, but was blocked by a wide stream. This stream is called Tanxi, which is several zhang wide and cannot be crossed by boat. Liu Bei deliberately rode his horse across the stream, and saw that the water was very turbulent, so he was a little scared in his heart, and he hesitated for a while, and he was indecisive.

Liu Bei had no decision, but Cai Mao helped him make a decision. After dividing a group of men and horses to surround Chen Dao's elite soldiers, Cai Mao chased after him non-stop, and he had the potential to drive Liu Bei away. Hearing the horse's hooves behind him, Liu Bei calmed down, and the instigated Lu rushed into the Tanxi. When he walked to the middle of the Tan Creek, the mud at the bottom of the stream trapped Lu's horse's hooves, and Lu struggled and hissed one after another, but he only sank deeper and deeper and couldn't extricate himself. Liu Bei had endless panic in his heart, and shouted and scolded: "Lu's Lu, today's nuisance!" The psychic Lu Ma seemed to feel Liu Bei's despair, and suddenly stepped on the stream with his hind hooves, pulled his front hooves out of the silt, and then let out a hissing sound like a dragon's roar, and after running forward in the stream for a few steps, he suddenly jumped up, drew an arc in the air, and carried Liu Bei to leap a distance of three zhang, and landed steadily on the opposite bank of Tanxi.

Liu Bei looked back in shock, still unable to believe that what had just happened was true. But Cai Mao's figure on the other side clearly told Liu Bei that all this was true. At this moment, Liu Bei felt as if he had been favored by God, panic gradually left his heart, and the joy of escaping death drowned him, as if the person who was struggling in Tanxi just now was not himself at all, and shouted to Cai Mao on the other side of the bank: "I have divine help!" Can you mortals be assassinated? ”

If you don't die in a catastrophe, there will be a blessing in the future, and Liu Bei has a good reason at the moment, thinking that he is the one who will have a blessing. After years of displacement, Liu Bei thought it was time to end, and threw Cai Mao a disdainful smile, Liu Bei turned around and rode away. (To be continued......)