Chapter 168 Epilogue Prelude

In the waters of Dongshan, the sun sets, and the black smoke gradually dissipates.

After the burning of the raging fire, those Jiangdong ships had already been scorched, and only the black stumps remained, floating on the water. Those mortal Jiangdong soldiers were reduced to nothing and turned into ashes flying in the air.

The bodies of the dead soldiers floated on the waters, and the broken flags moved with the waves. The soldiers of Jingzhou took a small boat to salvage heavy blades, or rescued the enemy and our soldiers who did not know life and death.

On the riverside, Huo Jun sat on the rocks, quietly staring at the fire-burned waters in front of him, breaking the Hu cake in his hand and feeding it to his mouth.

At this time, Huo Jun had already failed to set fire, and the happiness of defeating the Jiangdong Navy Division was a little melancholy in his heart. Logically speaking, he has been fighting for several years, and thousands of soldiers have died at his hands, because he is used to the mentality of one success and ten thousand bones, but now I don't know why I see the scene after the fire, but I am melancholy.

The last time I was melancholy, it was when Tai Shici died; This melancholy, for Zhou Yu?

In times of great controversy, those who are greedy for life and afraid of the dead can survive; Heroic and handsome, outlaws.

"Respect Zhou Lang a bottle!"

Huo Jun raised the wine bag in his hand, poured the wine on the ground, and said with a sigh: "The two armies intersect, each for its own master. Jun's military strategy, Jun is very impressed. It's a pity that the time is not the master. Died young, sigh! Sigh! ”

After taking a sip of wine, the unhappiness in Huo Jun's heart slowly faded. He is a greedy man and a lustful person, but he also has heroic plots.

When I first read the Three Kingdoms, I envied Zhou Lang's great spirit; Now defeated in his hands, there is a sigh for the hero!

Relieved a little, Huo Jun is not a person who breathes for a long time, and has already cleaned up his mood.

"Xingba, how are your arms?"

Huo Jun threw the wine bag in his hand at Gan Ning and asked.

Gan Ning grabbed the wine sac in the air with his left arm, and his right arm shoulder socket was shot by a stray arrow.

"Cool!"

After taking a big sip of wine, Gan Ning shouted comfortably, moved his arms slightly, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, I was just bitten by an arrow." ”

Huo Jun walked over, patted Gan Ning's shoulder with his hand, and said, "Winning this battle, Xingba has made great contributions." ”

Gan Ning grinned and said with emotion: "People walk in the world, they can get Mingjun, and they have confidants and nobles, and they can display their life ambitions. ”

Huo Jun pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Xingba is extremely bold, he should be a fighting general, and he will be ten thousand enemies on the water!" ”

"Haha!"

When the two of them were talking, Liu Bei came galloping on horseback, turned over and dismounted, and shouted: "Zhong Miao, Xingba!" ”

"Lord!"

"Yuzhou!"

Liu Bei held the horsewhip, came quickly, pinned Huo Gan and the others with both hands, looked at the traces of the fire on the lake, and sighed: "Zhong Miao's soldiers made dangerous moves, risked their lives, lured Zhou Yu to attack, and won the Jiangdong Naval Division, Zhong Miao should be the first merit; Xingba's auxiliary army blocked the enemy, blocked the enemy's retreat, cut the enemy, defeated the Jiangdong army, and Xingba was second. ”

"This battle is all a strategy of Zhong Miao, and it is better to only use courage to assist it." Gan Ning said with a little modesty.

"Don't dare!"

Seeing Liu Bei, Huo Jun didn't dare to boast about himself, and said with a smile: "To be able to defeat Zhou Yu, it depends on the general to lead the army straight into Songjiang, and it is not Jun's merit alone." ”

After a pause, Huo Jun followed Liu Bei and said: "The Jiangdong Naval Division has been destroyed, Zhou Yu is dead, and the danger of Kaze is in the hands of our army. Sun Quan has no soldiers available, no danger to defend, and now he can fight down. ”

Liu Bei put his arm on the two and said: "There are quite a few people in Qingxu Jianghuai under Sun Quan's account, such as Zhang Zhao, the chief bookkeeper, Sun Shao, on the occasion of Zhong Miao's victory, a certain has ordered Gongyou (Sun Qian) and Xianhe (Jian Yong) to enter the Jiangdong camp and persuade Sun Quan and his generals to surrender the civil and military. ”

Needless to say, the leading brother Zhang Zhao said that the words of Sun Shao, the main book, were once the Gong Cao under the account of Kong Rong, who was too shou of Beihai, and was praised by Kong Rong as the 'talent of Langmiao', that is, the talent of Jiuqing. Liu Bei had a relationship with him, and Sun Qian had a relationship with him. Sun Shao later went to Jiangdong with Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, and then served under Sun Ce's account, and Sun Quan was very important to Sun Shao.

Now Liu Bei asked Sun Qian and Jian Yong to send envoys, it seems that not only to persuade Sun Quan to surrender, but also to dismantle Sun Quan's subordinates.

Huo Jun walked with his sword in his hand and said with a smile: "The general's move is feasible, Zhou Yu died in battle, and the sailor was destroyed." Sun Quan has no heart to fight, if he can persuade him to surrender and let his generals join him, then the Jiangzuo rebellion will be quelled. ”

The Jiangdong Navy Division was destroyed, and Sun Quan had only Cheng Pu left with soldiers and horses. Cheng Pu guarded Songjiang and prevented Liu Bei from leading his army across the river and going deep into Wu County. If Sun Quan can be persuaded to surrender, Cheng Pu, Quan Rou, He Qi and others will surrender without a fight, which is also a beautiful thing.

After chatting for a long time, Gan Ning took the opportunity to leave. Liu Bei and Huo Jun were left to discuss the Jiangzuo issue in depth.

Liu Bei looked around and asked in a low voice: "Kong Ming wants to let Yun Chang's daughter and Bo Wei's son marry two families, what does Zhong Miao think?" ”

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said, "Kong Ming's words are reasonable, so that you should be feasible." The eldest son is Kejiangzuo, and there are many people in the Shimen, and there are inevitably ill-intentioned people who make flattering words and separate the relationship between the king and the eldest son. If there is a relationship between in-laws, you can settle the heart of the eldest son, and also retreat from the villain's slander. ”

When Bo Wangpo offered advice, Huo Jun did not serve Liu Qi at that time, and he conceived that Liu Bei could override Liu Qi. But with him under Liu Qi's account, and from the perspective of many years of politics, it is unlikely that Liu Qi will be overpowered.

In addition to his own army, Pan Jun, Wen Ping, Liu Pan, Huang Zhong and others are all Liu Qi's subordinates, and not to mention Liu Qi's personal ability, it is difficult to be hollowed out just by his father and his current identity. It can only be said that his original idea was an immature idea, but fortunately, he was only in the imagination stage and never talked to Liu Bei.

Next, the six counties of Jiangdong will be calmed down and will be transferred to Wenzhi. And in terms of cultural governance, it is a complex issue, whether it is Liu Qi or Liu Bei, they are outsiders. In order to maintain political stability, whether from Liu Bei's perspective or Liu Qi's perspective, further cooperation between them and Liu Qi will be of great help in consolidating the Jiangzuo situation.

In this context, marriage is no longer a matter of personal preference, but a matter of necessity for both groups.

Liu Bei held Huo Jun's hand and said, "Under the initial decision, it is really necessary for the two families to marry well. At that time, if there is a gap, Zhong Miao should adjust the relationship between me and Bo Wei, and don't let the traitor succeed. ”

Huo Jun bowed slightly, and said seriously: "I think that the envoy should not only marry the eldest son, but when necessary, stay in Wu County as a consultant and have a harmonious relationship. The government affairs of Danyang County can be handed over to Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi and other wise men to be responsible, so that you can browse the documents. ”

"Stay in Wu County?"

Liu Bei stroked his beard and said, "Bo Wei once said that he didn't know about the state and county affairs, and he wanted to ask someone for advice. However, you can take this opportunity to stay in Wu County, get close to Bowei, and also make good friends with the Jiangzuo clan. ”

Saying that, Liu Bei looked at Huo Jun and asked, "In Zhong Miao's opinion, how will he seek Jingzhou for Bo Wei?" ”

Huo Jun pondered for a long time and asked, "What is Kong Ming's opinion?" ”

Liu Bei said truthfully: "Kong Ming thought that when he tried it slowly, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue controlled the inside and outside of Xiangyang, and acted on the strategy of heavy ears and sought opportunities. ”

"Kong Ming's strategy is steady."

Nodding, Huo Jun agreed and said: "Now Cao Cao has conquered Hebei, and he will go south in the near future." And Liu Jingzhou is still there, so he can't fight with Jingzhou, and he has a bad reputation as the eldest son. ”

Don't look at Jiangdong, Liu Qi served as the assassin of Yangzhou, and Liu Bei took the autonomy of Danyang County, but in fact, the nominal ruler of Jiangdong was Liu Biao. It is a taboo for a son to betray his father, unless Liu Biao dies of illness, Jiang Zuo has no reason to use troops in Jingzhou, and even has to listen to Jingzhou's arrangements.

"Yes!" Liu Bei said: "In this case, prepare to train troops in Jiangzuo, recuperate, recruit wise men, and plan when the time comes." ”

Liu Bei held Huo Jun's palm tightly and said gratefully: "Three years ago, I was displaced, and the army was defeated in Xinye, and I thought that I should do nothing. Unexpectedly, Zhong Miao offered advice and made a strategy for the world. Although Koto does not belong to Beibei, it also has half of its territory. ”

"Thinking deeply, without Zhong Miao's planning, there will be no preparation for today!"

These words came from Liu Bei's heart, and he knew Huo Jun's contribution in the middle. If Huo Jun had not provided a plan to go down to Jiangdong and had repeatedly performed miraculous feats, it was unknown whether Jiangdong would have been able to go down.

Huo Jun saw that Liu Bei wanted to salute, so he hurriedly helped him up and said: "Jun is a strong official, and he has to thank the envoy for his prosperity today." ”

Huo Junneng led 10,000 soldiers and horses after pacifying the Poyang thieves, and Liu Bei made great contributions. He persuaded Liu Qi and the generals, and also recommended Huo Jun to Liu Biaoshang. With Huo Jun's official position and qualifications at that time, it was very difficult to command an army of 10,000 people.

"Honor and disgrace!" Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"Jun Wish to follow the envoy around!" Huo Jun applauded.

ps: It's almost 10,000 today, ask for a ticket.

(End of chapter)