The victory of the last battle has already been decided, but it will take a long time to finish.

After all, the coalition army has more than 100,000 people, not to mention that all the stragglers have been wiped out, but the defeated troops with a large number must be completely cleared.

Moreover, Cao Sun and Liu were defeated, but it still took time for the four counties of Jingnan, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, and Xiangyang to recover.

Lin Mo didn't plan to wait here until all these things were settled before leaving, it would take at least three months to half a year, too long.

When the bulletins arrived, and after confirming that there were no branches, they prepared to go north on a later date.

Liaoshen was the first to come back, and the prisoners of war only brought back more than 300 people, and Sun Ce, Cheng Pu and Han Dang did not bring back any of them, which Lin Mo was not very satisfied with.

After all, it would be frightening to attack these poor people too harshly, and it would not be conducive to recovering those lost territories.

However, Liaoshen has his own words, "I can't blame me, you don't know, Sun Ce didn't bring many people, only about 10,000, but this group of people is not afraid of death, and would rather die than surrender, what can I do."

However, although the captives only brought back more than 300 people, Sun Ce was no longer worried, the cavalry chased all the way, and the number of people who escaped was only a few dozen, and the night was dark and windy, and there were many forks in the road, Sun Ce might have become a light pole at this time. ”

Lin Mo believes this.

In fact, after this battle, he didn't care too much about who ran away and who died.

Even if Cao Cao runs away, in fact, he can't set off the wind and waves in the future, and there is no place for them in this world.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao also came back.

According to the previous assignment, Zhao Yun took Gan Ning to Wulin Road, and Ma Chao took Pang De to Huarong Road.

It is basically impossible for a fierce general of their level to join hands and return empty-handed.

Zhao Yun's way, Xiahou Yuan died in battle, and Xu Chu was captured alive; Ma Chao beheaded Cao Hong, and Xu Huang brought it back.

As for the capture of the soldiers, they basically fled sporadically, after all, they were prepared for battle.

"Xu Huang and Xu Chu are both useful generals." Lin Mo remembered the brilliant achievements of the two in history, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The past may be, and the present."

Lu Bu sneered, "Keeping their lives is just because I don't want the states and counties that have not yet surrendered to think that you and my son-in-law are too indiscriminate." ”

It's the truth.

However, in fact, it is not precise enough.

The world is still very big, and there is really a heart that does not want to learn English in the future, and these people are all using it.

Far from it, Goguryeo and Fusang can actually be easily taken, and it is recorded in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms that Fusang should now be under the rule of Himiko.

They can go to the Central Plains, which shows that no matter how weak the navigation technology of this era is, they can still communicate with each other.

It's not necessarily useless to keep it.

If you can't fight a water war, you can fight Goguryeo, fight Tianzhu or something, you can.

However, Lin Mo didn't explain this section, and was going to see the two of them in person.

Unlike Cao Cao, these two are both generals who command ten thousand armies, and the treatment must be much better, in addition to being imprisoned in a cage that can't stand upright, and their hands are also trapped in shackles.

"I haven't seen Sikong yet!" Ma Chao, who was following alongside, reminded sharply.

Xu Huang raised his eyes and looked at Lin Mo, lowered his head and did not speak.

On the contrary, Xu Chu wanted to get up, but after being blocked, he held the fence with both hands and said excitedly: "Where is my lord?" ”

He is faithful enough.

Cao Cao's death is an inevitable result, and there is nothing to say about this.

But thinking that Xu Chu was also a loyal and fierce general, if he could take it for his own use, he could actually help a lot in the future, so Lin Mo waved his hand, "Take him out." ”

Without weapons, trapped in shackles, and Ma Chao following him, there was no problem.

Lin Mo took Xu Chu to the place where Cao Cao died outside the barracks.

At this time, a tomb was erected here, and the fresh soil at the head of the tomb and the brand-new white flags next to it confirmed that this was a new tomb.

Xu Chu looked at this scene a little dazed, he didn't know that Cao Cao was dead, and he was still confused when he led him out of the barracks, why Cao Cao was not imprisoned in the camp.

It wasn't until he saw clearly that the new tombstone was engraved: 'The Tomb of Cao Cao, the General of the Great Han Dynasty's Expedition to the West', his body suddenly stiffened.

I don't know how long it took, my neck twisted mechanically towards Lin Mo, as if I wanted to ask for a certificate.

"This is the best place for him, and it is also the path he has chosen." Lin Mo just indifferently told him the answer that had already gone red.

When the man heard the news, he knelt on his feet, and then cried like a child.

"Untie his chains."

"Sikong, this." It was Zhao Yun who took Xu Chu, but Ma Chao asked Zhao Yun on the way back, knowing that this was an inappropriate general, he was still a little worried.

"Why, he's bare-handed, and you're still afraid of him with a weapon?"

Ma Chao thought to himself, so he stepped forward and lifted the shackles hanging around his neck.

Xu Chu moved his knees to Cao Cao's grave while crying, hugged the tombstone, and cried loudly, constantly sobbing and whispering in his mouth, not knowing what he was saying.

Maybe, it's reminiscing about the past, or it's guilt and self-blame.

From beginning to end, Lin Mo waited patiently on the side, how loyal he could be to Cao Cao, how loyal he could be to himself after subduing him.

And loyalty is the most important quality of subordinates.

For this, Lin Mo was willing to wait.

I don't know how long it took, the warm sun had dissipated, the wind was blowing by the river, and the chill was suddenly rising.

Xu Chu also seemed to stop sobbing, he looked at the new grave blankly, and suddenly picked up a stone bigger than a fist on the side and stood up suddenly.

Ma Chao, who had been on alert, raised his gun forward with his right hand, and swung horizontally with his left hand to protect Lin Mo behind him.

Without waiting for him to shout, Xu Chu shouted: "Lord! Even under the Nine Springs, the last general is also willing to protect you! ”

With that, the stone he held in his right hand knocked the door of his head.

Burst~

There was a muffled sound, and the stones seemed to be embedded in Xu Chu's head, blood stains splattered out, and there were some yellow and white unknown objects.

Then, his body fell straight in front of Cao Cao's tomb.

This scene stunned Lin Mo and Ma Chao, but he didn't expect him Xu Chu to be loyal to this point.

Lin Mo stepped forward to take a look at Xu Chu's corpse, then looked at Cao Cao's grave, and muttered paradoxically: "General Cao, this general is the real victory over 100,000 male soldiers." ”

Lin Mo sighed, turned his back to Ma Chao and said, "Let someone set up a tomb for him next to General Cao, the tomb of General Huben Xu Chu." ”

"Whoa."

When he returned to Dazhai, Lu Bu saw that only Lin Mo and Ma Chao came back, and asked in surprise, "What about people?" Ran away? ”

"Suicide." Lin Mo said softly.

"I can't see that his rough man with five big and three thick is so loyal."

Lu Bu couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, and then asked, "What are your plans next?" ”

"Master Yue, I, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Gao, Zilong, Wen He, and Wen Xiang will go back to Xuchang for us first, as for here, I will hand it over to Meng Qi and General Ma Teng to deal with the aftermath."

These are all recognized core members of Lu Lin, and those who remain, even if they have indeed entered the core, can at least give Liu Xie a false impression, once he succeeds, these people will not recklessly avenge Lu Lin.

It can be regarded as giving him the last courage.

"Don't you go to Changsha, I heard the soldiers who surrendered that Zhuge Liang went back to Changsha by boat alone at the beginning of the war, and there is another thing, those soldiers said that the east wind that night was actually borrowed by Zhuge Liang, do you believe this?"

The ancients instinctively believed in these bizarre rumors, and Lin Mo naturally sneered at this, "No, I'm not interested, let's go back to the capital." ”

Zhuge Liang borrowed the of the east wind and crossed Lin Mo knows best.

But his own talent for governing the country is something that few people in the world can compare, if it is purely about talents, Lin Mo is very willing to make this trip.

The problem is that Zhuge Liang should be the same as Xun Yu in his bones, such a person will only go against the grain in the next action.

Even if necessary, Xun Yu had to let him return to his hometown first, lest there be some unbearable words beating in the court.

As for whether Zhuge Liang is dead or alive in the end, Lin Mo actually doesn't care either.

In the face of crushing strength, even if Zhuge Liang really converged with Liu Bei, it would have no effect.

What's more, it is easy to escape from the head of the realm, but if you want to return to Changsha from the head of the realm, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky, Lin Mo has many deployments along the way, as long as the two show up, they will not be able to run.

"Yizhou and Jiaozhou don't need us to do it? Fa Zheng has not replied to the letter so far, and I am a little worried. Zhao Yun on the side groaned.

"Don't worry, the general trend of the world has been achieved, and the next thing is just to push the boat down the river, and when the battle report here spreads all over the world, they will send a letter of surrender without us sending troops." Let the bullets fly for a while, at this point, Lin Mo is not in a hurry at all.

According to the time estimate, things in Kyoto have not been completed, and the documents of those prefectures and counties have already been written.

Fa Zheng's goods, now it is purely to give him credit, if his brain is not in the water, he should soon show sincerity.

"In that case, then I'll give the order." Seeing that Lu Bu didn't put forward any opinions, Zhao Yun arched his hand.

It's almost there.

Soon, the dust will settle.

Liu Xie in the palace is really addicted to the emperor during this time.

Although there are no big things that he needs to adjudicate, there are still natural disasters and human disasters happening in a country every day, even if it is just a local relief and disaster relief, or even a small matter of refusing to pay tribute, he is in a good mood to deal with it.

In the more than ten years of emperor's career, these days are the only period of power that has not been constrained by others.

Being an emperor is actually quite tiring, but he is happy.

However, such a happy life did not last long, he received the battle report from the front line, and learned the news that Lu Lin broke the coalition army, Cao Cao died, and Liu Bei and Sun Ce were missing.

Liu Xie's mood was a little complicated, and sometimes, he even thought that it would be best for them to fight in the south for the rest of their lives and not come back.

But if you have to divide the winner and loser, I still hope that Lu Lin will win, only if they win, the plan he has been preparing for a long time can be carried out, and it is possible to really draw salary from the bottom of the kettle and take the country back at one time, it is better than them to fight evenly and continue to be a puppet ten thousand times better.

As long as this matter is successful, the puppets of more than ten years will not be in vain, and the two words Liu Xie will become the existence of Liu Bang and Liu Xiu, who are not weak in the Han Emperor.

"Are you all ready?"

Liu Xie took a deep breath and looked at his uncle Dong Cheng, who bowed his head heavily, "Your Majesty, rest assured, everything is ready, just wait for them to come back." ”

Liu Xie just nodded, did not speak, and was reviewing the whole plan in his heart.

After they are classified, they are not allowed to bring soldiers and horses into the city, only they come back by themselves, and when the time comes, they will hold a celebration banquet for them in the palace, and weapons cannot be carried, after all, they do not have the right to enter the court in advance and not worship, and go to the temple with swords.

When the time comes, there will be three insurances for them.

The first is that the wine of the celebration banquet has been made of hands and feet, which is very important, at this time, they will not be too fortified;

The second is that the Jiumen people are enough to replace all the henchmen in shifts on the same day, ensuring that no one goes out of the city to report the news, and at the same time, the soldiers and horses outside the city cannot enter.

The most critical third point, the number of people here in the Royal Forest Army has reached more than 1,800 people, which is an astronomical number.

Here, of course, not all of them are Dong Cheng's captive replacements, after all, no matter how much money is spent, the replacement will be found if it is too powerful.

Wei Yue, Yan Liang and Wen Chou in the city, he has never taken it lightly.

"Let the people below get ready, I guess they will return to Beijing soon."

"Your Majesty, rest assured!"

On the way back, Lu Bu, Lin Mo, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Xu Sheng, Gao Shun, Jia Xu and his entourage only took the Bingzhou wolf ride, which is only a thousand people.

The rest was handed over to Ma Chao's father and son to deal with the aftermath.

It is worth mentioning that before leaving, Ma Teng sent a letter, and Cao Ang and Cao Ren tried to retreat to Xiangyang City, but they had been repulsed by them, and now their whereabouts are unknown.

Anyway, as long as they don't return to Xiangyang City, the soldiers and horses in the city will definitely surrender when they know the news of Cao Cao's defeat.

What's more, there is Cai Mao here, he surrendered, but it was more crisp than anyone else.

In order to ensure success, Pang Tong also followed.

"Hahaha, it's finally time for you!"

As the army was marching, a burly man with tattered armor, missing tasseled helmet, disheveled head, and a dirty face jumped out of the haystack.

When everyone was confused, the man laughed and ran to Lin Mo, "Zhongmou, where did you get so many cavalry, if my father knows, he must be very happy, we are poor in Jiangdong, and cavalry are too rare." ”

Then he looked at Lu Bu, excitedly pulled his reins and said, "Ziyi, your horse is such a divine horse, at a glance, you can see that it is a thousand-mile divine horse, and it is more majestic than my galloping horse." ”

"And you, Gong Jin, Uncle Cheng, Uncle Huang, Uncle Han. Hahaha, it's not easy to wait for you. The men went to greet each other.

Lu Bu looked at him, then at Lin Mo, "Is he crazy?" ”

Lin Mo tilted his head, "Like." ”

Sun Ce's life is indeed hard enough.

Guangling's two defeats wiped out half of the Jiangdong heritage, and the Huainan battle, the final spirit and spirit were lost.

fled to Jiaozhou, but the whole family was slaughtered.

Now that he has suffered another defeat at Hulukou and has become a real loner, it is entirely possible that he can't accept the collapse mentally.

"God knows if it's true or not, I'll help him!" As he spoke, Zhang Liao swung his hook and sickle and slashed at the mentally deranged Sun Ce.

Lin Mo's mouth opened, but he still didn't speak.

If he is pretending to be crazy and approaching himself, then he should indeed be in danger of future trouble;

If he is really crazy, he is a generation of heroes and little overlords, and he should not be reduced to being bullied.

Sun Ce died very simply, and the man who called Gong Jin gave him a knife, and his head flew away, but there was a smile on his face.

Maybe he's really happy right now.

In the end, Lin Mo only ordered the soldiers to set up a grave for him.

In any case, the identity of Wu Hou on his head is real.

In this wilderness, it is impossible to give him a generous burial according to the courtesy of a marquis, but this is already worthy of him.

If it is handed over to Huang Zu, it is estimated that there will be some humiliation before death.

I wish you all a happy Spring Festival in advance, and I wish you all the best and good health in the new year.

Tomorrow is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, let's try not to ask for leave, if you really ask for leave, please also ask Haihanha.

Anyway, it's all here, and the big guy should be able to see that it's almost over

(End of chapter)