The white snowflakes are falling, and the inside and outside of Xiangyang City are covered in silver, which is extraordinarily enchanting.

Although it is now the early spring of 196 A.D., the severe cold has not retreated rapidly due to the arrival of the goddess of spring, and only when you see the new green leaves on the branches can you feel that another cold winter will soon pass.

At the turn of winter and spring, the scenery is the most attractive, not only to feel the coldness of winter, but also to experience the vigorous rise of life, full of poetry and picturesqueness. On this day, Wang Xu was in great interest, took his wife and concubines, and made an appointment with the core civil ministers and military generals of Jingzhou to visit the towering city wall of Xiangyang.

The group talked and laughed, or talked about the world, or exchanged life, all of them were in a comfortable mood and refreshed. When the interest came, Wang Xu said with a smile: "If you can see your wife and cicada dancing at this time, and Yan'er is in harmony with the piano, it will be a beautiful thing in the world." ”

I didn't expect Diao Chan to be eager to try, as a beautiful woman who is good at dancing, it is also a joy to be able to dance in such a beautiful scenery.

As a result, Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing immediately agreed, and although the ministers initially felt that the identities of the two were not suitable, they were also quite looking forward to it. Diao Chan once danced at this year's church meeting where the ministers gathered, and that kind of dance is still remembered by everyone.

After all, Wang Xu is from the next generation, and he doesn't care about such overly conservative manners, Diao Chan and Cai Yan are talented, why don't they want to show it? Seeing that the two daughters were full of interest on their faces, they finally nodded in agreement.

Soon, a guard brought a guqin, Cai Yan and Diao Chan smiled, and all the civil and military officers had consciously stood away and stood from a distance to watch.

Today's Cai Yan is wearing a beautiful one-piece dress, with fluttering clothes and dust. Sit alone in the snow. There was only a quaint piano in front of him. Such a view. It is really like the earthly Di Xian, and before it has even started to play, it is already unnaturally holding its breath, shocked by the amazing beauty!

Due to the different temperament of Diao Chan, the clothes it wears are more flamboyant, the red streamers are nearly two meters long, coiling around the whole body, and the long skirt that is cut and fitted flutters in the wind. Standing slightly, it is like a fairy in the snow, and it sprouts, and the white world is only a stunning red shadow!

"Ding!" A crisp piano sounded, arms danced, red streamers flew high, and the red elves that were silent in the snow suddenly seemed to be given life, breaking out of the cocoon, showing endless beauty and vitality.

Cai Yan's piano sound is not a famous song. It is her improvisation according to her own mood and current beauty. But there is no jerkiness in the rhyme, but it makes people feel as if they are shrouded in a story, and everyone is a bystander, watching a girl grow up.

Diao Chan's dance is not a random comparison, nor is it an ordinary dance, as Wang Xu admires it, he finds that Diao Chan seems to be showing his life.

The initial dance was full of loneliness and fear, indicating her childhood, and then with the sudden bloom of the piano sound, the pace became brisk, dancing to Wang Xu, who was standing quietly, hovering and lingering, and the sadness on her face also turned into a faint joy.

Wang Xu instantly understood, this was to express the warmth and hope in her heart when she met herself. Zhong Wenwu retreated again, silently giving up the space to the two of them, and Diao Chan's plump body was almost completely attached to Wang Xu's body, lingering and dancing.

The sound of the piano turned again, Diao Chan looked at Wang Xu obsessively and retreated, as if he was helpless to separate, although it was only a dance at this time, but with the sound of the piano, it brought Wang Xu's heart in, when Diao Chan danced from his side and retreated, Wang Xu unnaturally reached out to pull, but reacted instantly, smiled with emotion, and put his hand on his back! But the heart was already beating.

Diao Chan used her beautiful dancing to tell a story, the loneliness of wandering, the sadness of entering the deep palace, the sadness and joy of seeing Wang Xu again, and the happiness of going south to Lingling!

In the end, when Diao Chan danced to her side again, Wang Xu understood, which indicated that she had come to Wang Xu's side, the kind of joy and happiness from the heart, so that the ministers who had infinite emotion before couldn't help but show a faint smile of blessing.

"Cicadas! This dance can be old until the heavens and the earth are old! ”

Wang Xu finally couldn't control the fluctuating mood, and suddenly drew his sword and danced, although he didn't know how to dance, but he learned the sword, he believed that as long as he danced slowly and moved the sword in his hand, Diao Chan would be able to meet with it.

Sure enough, Diao Chan seemed to have received a response of love, and the fiery red elf trembled, echoing Wang Xu's slowly dancing long sword, and then intertwined. Coupled with the quiet stroking of the piano, Cai Yan, who is as beautiful as a fairy, at that moment, is like a fairy couple in a fairyland on earth, leaning on each other, touching people's hearts.

"Knock ......" A long trill, Cai Yan smiled, ending this song of fate.

Diao Chan and Wang Xu looked at each other and smiled, and slowly stood still.

At this moment, all the civil and military forces were still intoxicated, and even Dian Wei, a strong man with rough nerves, still couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Yu suddenly rushed forward excitedly, hugged Diao Chan's arm, and his eyes were watery and full of longing. "Sister Cicada, you dance so beautifully! I'm going to learn too, can I teach me well? ”

"Hmm!" Diao Chan faced the praise, and his pink face was slightly ruddy.

Xu Shu then walked over, shook her head and smiled: "Yu'er, you are heavy-handed, what else do you learn to dance, you dance, it doesn't take a moment, you must be full of energy, you can't make chickens and dogs jump." ”

Zhao Yu tilted his head and thought about it, but he didn't refute it, and suddenly frowned unwillingly: "Also, I can dance two meters high, Sister Chan's dance is not suitable for me, I think about it myself!" ”

"Hahaha......" Everyone present was happy.

Guo Jia is the most free and easy and funny, and took over the conversation and quipped: "The little master's carefully studied dance posture must be domineering, if you watch, you may need to stand twenty feet away." ”

Although Zhao Yu was simple, he was not stupid, and suddenly said angrily: "Guo Jia! You also lied to me for several snacks, pay me back! ”

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly, didn't think that Zhao Yu still remembered this incident, and he couldn't speak.

Zhao Yu's cooking skills are excellent, when he was not past Wang Xumen, he especially loved to hang around in the general's mansion, and many of the early civil and military people deceived her to eat dim sum, among which the uninhibited Guo Jia was the most.

Everyone laughed, which made Guo Jia's handsome face a little red.

Wang Xu looked funny, and was about to interject, but a clear voice came from behind him. "Lord!"

"Huh?" Looking for prestige, but it was Shan Huai, the spy commander.

Immediately, I couldn't help but quip: "You just got married." Not at home to accompany his wife. How did you find here? ”

Shan Huai smiled humbly. He arched his hand and said: "Back to the lord, Commander Ling has already supported the spy shadow for half a moon alone because of the marriage of his subordinates, if he doesn't return, I'm afraid that Commander Ling will be so angry that he will demolish his subordinates' homes." ”

"Hahahaha......" Wang Xu knew that he was joking, and he didn't mind, but said: "Wanqing is not as stingy as you say, but if I hear your words again." Tear down your house! ”

When Shan Huai heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly. "The lord has mercy!"

"Okay, I won't tell her, what? Is there a rush for the spy? Wang Xu asked.

When it came to business, Shan Huai's face was full of sternness, and he responded respectfully: "My lord, all the Wuguan garrisons left, and they were recruited to Caoyang by the order of the Son of Heaven by Yang Feng to enrich the army. The military is already strong. ”

"Oh? In other words, there is no one stationed in Wuguan at present? Wang Xu raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth drew a signature arc.

"Yes! At present, there is only one Du Lieutenant Fu Gan in Wuguan. led 200 soldiers to maintain management, but it was rumored that Zhang Ji had recently had the intention of seizing Wuguan, and it seemed that he saw that the general trend in the Sili area had gone, and wanted to flee from Wuguan to Nanyang to seek a way out in the future. Shan Huai responded.

"Fu Gan?" Wang Xu thought about it slightly, and then said strangely: "But the son of the late Hanyang Taishou Fu Xie and Fu Nanrong?" ”

"Exactly!" Shan Huai nodded.

Wang Xu didn't reply immediately, and after a sigh, he spoke: "Fu Nanrong once had an old relationship with me, and his people contributed to the country, and he was determined to die in the Xiliang Rebellion, but he was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and I want to save his son." In addition, Wuguan is the gateway to Jingzhou, and the world is dangerous, so we can prevent the bandits from entering our Jingzhou, and such a good opportunity must not be lost! ”

As he spoke, he closed his eyes and thought about it, and he shouted loudly: "Gongming! ”

"In!" Xu Huang rushed forward from the rear.

Wang Xu frowned and asked, "Can Liu Pan and Yang Ling be under your control?" ”

"Exactly!" Xu Huang nodded.

"Immediately order Liu Pan to order 5,000 soldiers, Yang Ling as the deputy, and bring my handwritten letter into Wuguan tomorrow, whether Fu Gan wants to return to Jingzhou or not, I will only give them ten days, but don't take the initiative to kill Fu Gan!" Wang Xu ordered majestically.

Xu Huang arched his hand heavily. "No!"

Xu Huang was the first to leave, and Wang Xu looked back at Shan Huai. "But is there anything else?"

"Hmm!" Shan Huai nodded, and continued again: "Yingchuan and Runan Yellow Turban remnants are resurrected, He Yi, He Man, and Huang Shao are in Yingchuan, Liu Pi and Gong are all in Runan, each leading one or two hundred thousand people, invading counties and counties, accumulating countless amounts of money and food, and currently claiming to be dependent on Yuan Shu. ”

"Oh? Hahaha...... "Wang Xu immediately laughed after hearing this. "They don't hide in the suburbs of the mountains, they dare to invade the county, they must have the support of Yuan Shu, this is really good, this is helping me Jingzhou to collect money!"

The civil and military forces were puzzled, looking at each other, and the military advisor Guo Jia stepped forward and asked, "The lord intends to send troops to suppress the yellow turbans?" ”

"Yes!" Wang Xu was categorical.

Wouldn't it be just right that they had decided to snatch money from the Yellow Turban thieves earlier, and now they are taking money and food on a large scale? There are a lot of rich gentry in Yingchuan and Runan, and the yellow turbans robbed them, and Jingzhou grabbed them all, which can definitely pay off all the arrears in Jingzhou.

Needless to say, when the generals heard that there was another battle, they all showed surprise on their faces. After careful consideration, the Wenchen led by Guo Jia and Fu Zhu also felt that this matter was feasible, after all, the extermination of the Yellow Turban Division was famous, and he could also get a lot of money, food and materials, so why not do it.

As for the strength of its people, it has not been taken into account, although these Yellow Turban generals are each unified with 20,000 people, they are all temporarily formed, except for the core elite, most of them are rabble, how can they be compared with the Jingzhou elite.

Guo Jia quickly smiled and stepped forward to admonish: "Since the lord has decided to eliminate the bandits, then he should lead a small number of elite cavalry to facilitate flexible scheduling and retreat with one blow." In addition, it is best to write a letter to Cao Cao, stating that our army's intention is only to help him suppress bandits, and there is no intention of occupying prefectures and counties. ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded, thought for a while and said, "On this trip, I only brought 1,000 guards from my headquarters, plus the special troops of the headquarters that accompanied the generals. ”

As soon as these words came out, the generals' eyes lit up instantly, because it would mean that the number of accompanying generals would greatly increase, and they all looked at Wang Xu with anticipation.

His eyes slowly swept over them, and Wang Xu was also a little difficult to decide, this initial expedition can be said to be the credit on the table, how to give it? To whom is a big question.

He hesitated for a long time, it was really hard to be a general, and he inadvertently glanced at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia and Fu Zhu looked at each other and smiled, and understood, as a military advisor, Guo Jia immediately stood up. "My lord, this trip is not a big war, according to the views of my subordinates, I can choose to pacify the generals in Jingzhou and Hanzhong who have not had the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, in order to show fairness."

"This ......," Wang Xu pretended to hesitate. But my Jingzhou generals are all good generals in the world, and it is really difficult to choose this time! ”

Guo Jia smiled and arched his hand: "Lord, why don't you do this?" ”

As he spoke, his eyes were slightly closed, he pondered for a moment, and then continued: "You can choose General Gao Shun and his 1,000 trapping camps, General Xu Huang and his 1,000 big axe knights, General Zhang Liao and his 1,000 Xiaoyaojin dead soldiers, plus General Guan Hai and his 1,000 mad sword guards, General Zhang Jing and his 1,000 flying dragon army, plus 1,000 personal guard knights led by the lord and General Dian Wei, a total of 6,000 iron cavalry, okay?" ”

"Then according to the words of the military advisor!" Wang Xu didn't think about it, and nodded immediately.

Guo Jia, as a military advisor, proposed a project, and the generals couldn't say anything, although they couldn't travel with the army, they showed regret, but they were not dissatisfied.

It's just that because of these things that happened suddenly, the mood of everyone to play was lost, and the generals who were ordered were in a hurry to leave to prepare, and Wang Xu simply dispersed everyone. On the way back to the general's mansion, Zhao Yu clamored to accompany him, but Wang Xu did not agree this time. This initial expedition was different from the previous army, and it was likely that the wind and food would be camping, and Zhao Yu would have a lot of inconvenience, so he coaxed her and Xu Shu's daughters to wait for the triumph in Xiangyang......

On the thirteenth day of the first month of 196 A.D., on the third day of Liu Pan and Yang Ling, two strong generals, led the troops to Wuguan, Wang Xu slowly set off with 6,000 cavalry that could be called the most elite cavalry in the world.

There is no grandeur of the usual initial expedition, no reading of the crusade documents, and no altar generals, but these sergeants are still enough to attract attention, because they are the most elite group of sergeants in Jingzhou, and being able to enter these parts is the pursuit and honor of every ordinary soldier in Jingzhou.

There were not many people, but every soldier on the horse had no trace of fierceness, and that kind of fierce might was comparable to that of an army of 100,000.

But none of them could compare to the general at the front, and in the eyes of Wenchen and many people in Xiangyang to see them off, they projected the most there!

Although it is difficult to see the whole picture clearly because of the helmet, the unique dragon and tiger inlaid with gold armor in Jingzhou, the dazzling fire dragon spear, and the wide robe with red face on a black background set off the figure tall and majestic, that is the lord of Jingzhou.

The morning sun was shining, the armor was bright, and they were drifting away...... (To be continued......)