The war in Jingzhou is not completely over, Cao Ang and Cao Ren can't go back to Xiangyang, they can still run to Jiangling City, that is the only place they can retreat.

Moreover, in such a large-scale battle, there are still a lot of stragglers scattered everywhere, as the first time after entering the Lu Lin Group, the Ma father and son are in charge of the military power, and they are hundreds of thousands of military power, are a little flattered.

Naturally, they want to do their best.

Because Lu Lin made such a handover, it was obvious that he completely regarded them as the core figures of the group, Ma Chao sighed that the old father was really far-sighted, and asked Ma Yunlu to marry Zhao Yun, and he really got this admission ticket.

However, Ma Teng himself also knew in his heart that although it seemed that Lu Lin had taken away all the original core teams of Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Jia Xu, if he showed a little dishonesty, he would immediately lose control of this army.

After all, the military power is in your hands, but the middle-level generals don't say everything, eighty percent of them are Lu Lin's trustworthy subordinates.

This is Lin Mo's means, which can give you and cure you.

What's more, Pang Tong and Xu Shu are still in the army, and Hao Zhao, Guo Huai, and Man Zhong also control the most elite tribes, in the final analysis, their father and son are more like spokesmen.

Or rather, it is picking up military merits.

Some rejoice, others grieve.

In the council hall of Linxiang County, Changsha County, Zhuge Liang, who was in a Confucian robe, had a face as earth-colored, and his eyes were full of gloomy despair.

Before the news of the defeat of the coalition army arrived, he was busy in high spirits, and as soon as he returned to the city, he issued four military orders in succession, mobilized the grain and grass of the four counties, adjusted the tax ratio, rushed to produce ordnance and equipment, and sent envoys to meet Shamoke.

Zhuge Liang's strategic vision is very far-reaching, from the distribution of the tripartite forces in Jingzhou after Lu Lin's defeat, Cao Cao's possible moves, and even how Lu Lin repaired after the war, he did not miss a single step, and he was all under control.

Even after Sun Ce successfully recaptured Jiangdong, the Sun-Liu alliance had to continue, but how not to repeat the mistakes of the past, he also made a profound analysis and planning plan.

If there was anything that was not calculated, it was that this time it was defeated.

And it was so completely defeated.

Not only failed to burn the serial boat, but even more so was counterattacked by the other party's calculations, Huang Zhong died, Zhang Fei was captured, Liu Bei Guan Yu was nowhere to be found, and I don't know how much the defeated soldiers can escape back.

It's gone, there's nothing, this time it's not just a matter of how many soldiers and horses have been folded, how many generals have been broken, and even the lord has been put in.

Zhuge Liang is an extremely smart person, but he still can't figure out what went wrong.

Just like the matter of borrowing arrows from the grass boat, he didn't think that Lin Mo would know how to accurately predict the time of heaven like Guo Jia, but this also can't explain that he can be sure that he will go to the grass boat to borrow arrows just by relying on the time of the day, after all, these two things seem to be things that are not related to each other in this era.

The same is true in front of him, the practice of borrowing the east wind is to pull the calf, even if Ling Linmo calculates that the east wind will rise, how can you conclude that the follow-up will launch a general attack, the overall plan seems to be in front of his eyes.

Yes, there are clues, such as deliberate boat connections, such as fraudulent surrenders, such as bitter meat schemes, but ah, Zhuge Liang asked himself that these bits and pieces are definitely not enough to conclude the overall follow-up plan, and only based on this little clue to make the deployment of the whole army.

I'm not as good as him, I'm not as good as him

At this moment, Zhuge Liang sighed in his heart.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang seems to have fallen into endless self-denial and self-doubt, and that sense of powerlessness is like an invisible net, no matter how hard you struggle, you can't break through, you can only watch the dazzling young man who was once confident that he could change the pattern of the world fall down.

"Strategist, you have been sleepless for a day and a night, and the water and rice have not been eaten, eat a little, even a little, take care of your body to get up." In the hall, an old man brought millet porridge, glanced at the food that was put on the table in the morning, and did not move, he was also sad.

Zhuge Liang didn't speak, just muttered and repeated: "Can you still get up, can you still get up?" ”

In fact, a truly smart person is not just a member of the brain, but always knows where he is, what he should do, and how to save himself.

Of course, Zhuge Liang had these questions, but ah, even if he scratched his head and thought endlessly, there was no answer.

Not to mention that Liu Bei and Guan Yu are nowhere to be found, most of them will not be able to come back, after all, they are the leaders of the realm, according to Lin Mo's temperament, the road back to Changsha has long been blocked.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if they come back, what can they do, the defeat is decided, this battle is not a matter of great vitality, but the foundation has been defeated.

Zhuge Liang was sad not only for Liu Bei's despair of the Han Dynasty, but also for his own future.

He didn't know where he was going.

Go back to Longzhong, the pride and ambition of the past when you went out of the mountain are vivid, and if you go back like this, the days will not go back to the past.

Looking for Liu Bei, it's useless, the reason why Zhang Fei was captured alive instead of being killed, he knew what Lin Mo wanted to do like a mirror.

He even wanted to go to Xuchang, if nothing else, he wanted to know how Lin Mo did these things, he wanted to, but he couldn't.

It is said that military generals are arrogant, but the arrogance of literati can make them look down on everything in this world.

A man who was once as proud as a bright star, a man who is determined to make the world change dramatically because of himself, can't be that apprentice.

He sat there until dusk, and it had been a full day and a night since last night.

Looking at the sad sunset that made countless people chase after him, he slowly got up, step by step, walked out of the council hall, and walked out of Linxiang City.

"Where is the military advisor going, do you need an escort from the last general?"

The city gate commander saw Zhuge Liang coming in despair, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask for instructions.

Zhuge Liang first stopped, and then twisted his neck mechanically towards the city gate order, his eyes were extremely empty, for a long time, he just laughed at himself, and said astringently: "I'm sorry"

After saying that, he left without looking back.

The city gate commander was puzzled, and he didn't answer several questions, looking at the thin figure wrapped in gold before sunset, he suddenly felt that this might be the last time he saw Zhuge Liang in his life.

Lu Bu and his entourage have not yet returned to Xuchang City, and the basic plate here in Jingzhou has been finalized.

As Lin Mo expected, the army besieged the city of Xiangyang, Cai Mao and Pang Tong shouted, and it almost didn't take any effort to take the first city in Jingzhou.

And Jiangling, as an important town in Nanjun, chokes the gateway of Nanyang and guards the entrance of Chuandi, because Cao Ren and Cao Ang are guarding, even if he knows that the defenders are only 8,000, Ma Chao has already brought 50,000 troops to prepare for a strong attack.

Even shouting is saved.

Perhaps, Cao Ren and Cao Ang in the city also had the idea of burning the jade, and even forced the people to go to the city to defend.

However, they don't seem to have fully understood the truth of the tree falling and scattering, and they were identified as 8,000 elite soldiers loyal to the Cao family, so they chose to surrender directly.

Even Cao Ren and Cao Ang were tied up before they could go to war.

In fact, if you think about it, it's completely understandable, this is a battle with no backup, no chance of winning, and even no tomorrow, just for the revenge of your Cao family, forcing the big guy to fill it with his life, it's not appropriate to calculate it.

Lu Bu, who was approaching fifty miles from Xuchang, didn't know about the news yet, and probably, he didn't care about it anymore, because even if Xiangyang and Jiangling fought to the death, they couldn't change the situation.

Now, instead he began to worry about the situation in Xuchang City.

"General, seeing that you are about to return to the capital, why do you have to stop and rest." Under a crooked-necked tree next to the post road, Lu Bu sat alone, and Lin Mo called Jia Xu.

Facing Jia Xu's question, Lu Bu just opened the water bladder and poured a sip of water, and then handed it to the former, the old yin shook his head to signal that he didn't need it, and Lu Bu threw the water bladder aside and said with a smile: "Wenhe, aside from the fact that you have followed me all these years, in fact, we have known each other for a long time." ”

"General, did you remember Dong Zhuo coming?" Jia Xu asked with a smile.

The old yin, who has always been very restrained in his speech, has officially become the core figure of Lu Lin, and even unknowingly, he has begun to change from a worker to a shareholder.

When it comes to talking, there is naturally no need to be too subtle.

"What he did is just a rotten past."

Lu Bu patted the withered yellow grass next to him and motioned for Jia Xu to sit down, "I mean, you and I can talk about anything." ”

"The general just asks, and he knows everything." Jia Xu first thanked him, and then sat down unceremoniously.

In fact, Lu Bu was not wrong, they had known each other as early as under Dong Zhuo, although the civil and military at that time were relatively estranged from each other, but this emotion was still different from others.

The old yin can come to this day, his own talent and Lin Mo's support are of course important, but this relationship also makes Lu Bu look at him differently.

Lu Bu stretched his waist and asked excitedly: "If I go back this time, the world of this big man should be over, I don't understand at all, Yunwen spent so much effort just to let the world see that it was Liu Xie's hand that made the first move, and we were forced to fight back."

But I think, no matter what, this usurper's infamy will not be able to run away after all, especially when Liu Xie fails, if he has a harder bones and does not retreat, we are afraid that not only the usurper will have to kill the king, right? ”

"No, it won't."

Jia Xu twisted his long beard with a smile, "At this point, Yunwen I think Yunwen has been prepared for a long time, no matter how hard his bones are, it is useless." ”

"How?" Lu Bu propped his elbows on the grass and looked at Jia Xu with interest.

"I don't know what Yunwen will do, but there are many means, the fox roars the bonfire, the fish belly hides the book, otherwise, get some movement and flying stones outside the sky, and write the book: Xie's death and the world is peaceful, and at that time, he will have no chance to abdicate if he wants to." Oh, this is the old yin, and I can say these things as if I was a family.

Lu Bu nodded slowly after hearing this, it turned out that there were still so many doorways here.

However, Lu Bu was not as happy as Jia Xu thought, his expression was a little dull, and his eyes looked in the direction of Xuchang, which was incomprehensible.

"Is there anything else the general is worried about?"

Lu Bu shook his head and said nothing.

After a while, Fang Cai sat upright, lowered his head and sighed: "Every time I go back to the rear, I feel that I can't help anything. ”

The old yin was a little stunned, and then immediately adjusted and said with a smile: "Where is the general, there is a specialization in the art industry, the general on the battlefield is invincible, this treacherous above the court, let Yunwen watch it for you, what a good thing." ”

After speaking, Lu Bu laughed loudly, and the old yin also laughed along.

Looking at Lin Mo's back from a distance, Lu Bu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he asked compassionately: "Do you think who is more suitable to be the emperor, me or him." ”

I thought it was a homely reminiscence, but it turned out to be a proposition!

The old yin only felt a chill coming from the depths of his back, and he had been cautious all these years, so he had never put himself in too much danger.

But he never expected that Lu Bu would ask such a question when he was successful.

The old yin swallowed his saliva, looking at his sharp eyes like a knife and constantly swallowing his saliva, this problem, a little bit of a mistake is not only not guaranteed in the late season, but also in the old life.

He didn't know what Lu Bu meant by this, it couldn't be that he was going to unload the mill and kill the donkey, or to test me?

You don't have an heir, who else can you give it if you don't give it to him, could it be that Yan or Diao Chan is already pregnant?

It doesn't seem necessary to test me.

In a few breaths, the old yin's brain had been running for several laps, but he couldn't imagine how Lu Bu's face suddenly changed, which made him a little frightened, and cold sweat oozed from his palms.

General, you can't have other thoughts, at this time, you have crooked thoughts about your own people, and you will really kill a lot of people!

Without waiting for the old yin to answer, Lu Bu laughed again, "I'm teasing you, I see what scares you." ”

Then, Lu Bu stood up, looked at the thin figure standing between Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun from a distance, and sighed, "Wenhe, in my heart, he is no different from my own son.

So, I don't want to leave him alone with everything when I return to the capital.

I felt like I should do something more for him. ”

The old man's eyes turned, combined with the question he had just asked, he instantly understood what Lu Bu was thinking, and the hanging boulder finally landed, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, "General, even if it is his own son, there is not necessarily anyone who has such a sacrificial spirit as a general, Yunwen He should thank you." ”

"Listen to you, I know what I want to do."

Lu Bu turned his head and glanced at Jia Xu, and laughed softly: "You will have to help when the time comes." ”

"Don't worry, the general, this matter is not difficult, and it is a matter of course, but if Yunwen knows, he should be sincerely grateful to the general."

Jia Xu suddenly envied Lin Mo.

It seems that everyone around him is very nice to him.

"That's fine, let's go, and do what we're supposed to do." At this time, Lu Bu's gaze was extremely firm.

(End of chapter)