This war in which the two sides used more than 20,000 soldiers in total, can be concluded.

In Xiangyang, the Cao army in Wancheng area can still struggle with more troops, but those are the defenders stationed in various forts, military and military stations and civil stations for a long time, and there are few elite troops who can fight in the field. The troops of Fu Fang and Lu Chang who followed Le Jin south were already reserves in Xiangyang City. Both of their subordinates were severely damaged and less than half of them could return to Xiangyang. Unless these half of the troops were re-occupied for several months or even a year, it would be difficult to have morale to go to the battlefield again.

At this time, Fu Qun, the governor of Jingzhou who came to Xiangyang to take office, was Fu Fang's clan brother. He had a relationship with Lu Changzai in Xuchang. He originally planned to work together with the three of them and do a good job in Jingxiang, but he never expected that Lu Chang and Fu Fang would die in battle so soon. So before Fu Qun's many grand strategies began, he was already dead.

When the news of the defeat spread, all the civil and military officials from Fu Qun were panicked. If it weren't for the Fenwei General Man Chong who was in Fancheng who rushed to Xiangyang at night to stabilize the situation, I was afraid that some city foxes, society and rats or ulterior motives would start to make trouble on the spot.

Fortunately, not long after, Le Jin rushed back to Xiangyang with a few riders, which made Xiangyang City feel joyful. No matter what, Le Jin's return in time gave the panic-willed people a little comfort.

After hearing the news that Le Jin had returned from the county, he was slightly relieved. If General Zhe Chong, who was in charge of Jingxiang military affairs, died in the battlefield, Fu Qun and Man Chong would not be able to bear the responsibility, and even the prefect of Jiangxia Wenpin would suffer. However, since Le Jin returned, how could he explain the defeat to Cao Gong? Le Jin would have a headache.

On the same day, the two went to visit Le Jin together, intending to pay some prices, such as supporting the reconstruction corps, giving priority to the supply of money, grain and horses, so that Le Jin can take responsibility and not get involved in others.

Le Jin had been traveling more than a hundred miles from Jingcheng to Zhai County. After fighting with Guan Yu, he ran back to Xiangyang overnight in the wind and snow. The difficulties and hardships along the way were indescribable. He was not from a big family and started his family very late. At this time, he was already in his fifties, and had many old injuries and illnesses on his body, and his physical strength was not as good as his prime. Once he returned to Xiangyang City, he was so tired that he almost fainted, and he just wanted to fall back and sleep for a few hours.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Fu Qun and Man Chong. His words meant that he would take responsibility for his own family and leave others alone... This made Le Jin so angry that he was almost crazy.

Le Jin was a clerk from Cao Gong's account. Although he was not as good as an old fox like Man Chong in terms of eloquence, he knew the cruelty of military law, so how could he get fooled?

Although he was tired on the way back to Xiangyang, he had already prepared his draft and immediately told his experience of sending troops passionately.

Let’s talk about Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang, and Lu Chang, the prefect of Xiangyang, relying on his courage to underestimate the enemy, so that five thousand soldiers and horses could not support Guan Yu for a day.

Besides, the prefect of Jiangxia Wen Pin left his post without fighting, and retreated without fighting, so that the strategy of Qi Zheng's two groups failed and the surprise troops did not play any role, so Guan Yu was relieved and bold in attacking.

He also denounced General Fenwei Man Chong to be responsible for the military garrisons in various places. As a result, he neglected the defense of such a key area as the county, and was captured by Jingzhou Army and cut off his retreat for retreat.

Then he pointed at Fu Qun and shouted loudly, since there was a mistake in the county, why did the defenders of Xiangyang and Yicheng camp not go south to rescue in time? Should they sit down and watch my subordinates be attacked on both sides?

Speaking of this, he slapped the table and cursed the officials from all over Jingxiang. Several years have passed since the defeat of Chibi, and he has never been able to build a naval army with little effect. As a result, he has been tolerating Guan Yu to and from Jianghan, as if he has entered a no-man.

Finally, he simply pulled out his sword and gestured. It was fine for Fu Qun. He stared at Man Chong: "Man Boning, Man Boning, you and I have always known each other. I have heard of your cruel official for a long time. Why? Now that Guan Yu is still eyeing the county, you are going to cause trouble and force the front-line general to death?"

Fu Qun and Man Chong all didn't expect that he would lose so much and be so tough. Seeing Le Jin so angry, Fu Qun was panicked for a moment, and Man Chong shook his head repeatedly.

Le Jin was right, and he was really forced to force him to the next battle. Who will be responsible for the next battle? Fu Qun is just a scholar, Man Chong has some confidence in himself, but his reputation and position are far from enough to command the remnants who fled back.

What if Guan Yunchang was all over Jiangling and pursued the victory... Just thinking about this situation, the two of them felt as if the sky had collapsed. If the situation was completely corrupted to this extent, would Cao Gong be stingy to cut off a few heads to warn the world?

At that moment, Fu Qun and Man Chong changed his face, repeatedly praised Le Jin for his calmness in the face of danger and his transformation was like the wind. He asked him not to consider his previous defeat. As long as he could stabilize Xiangyang and Yicheng, it would still be a victory and his great achievement.

The three of them discussed overnight and decided to go in and out the next day to reorganize the troops from Xiangyang, Fancheng and Yicheng, and prepare to hold on.

After a few days of fear, only thousands of defeated soldiers who had fled all over the mountains and fields came back one after another, but no trace of Guan Yu's troops was seen. What made Fu Qun happy was that the servants suddenly came to report that the people who came back together among the deserters were actually his newly promoted chief clerk Yang Yi.

Fu Qun hurriedly sent someone to bring Yang Yi.

Yang Yi's clothes were torn, her face was covered in dust, and her cheekbones were raised high, but she couldn't hide her excited expression.

"Mr. Wei, shouldn't you be in Jingshan? Why did you come back with Le Wenqian's defeated soldiers?" Fu Qun paused and asked in a low voice: "Is something wrong with your team?"

Yang Yi knelt down on the ground: "I am really sorry to the Lord of Zhou. I am not hiding it. I was captured by the Jingzhou Army."

Fu Qun was shocked, first let go of his left and right, and then asked Yang Yi in detail.

According to Yang Yi, when he was persuading and consoling the barbarian general Qu in Jingshan, he was attacked by Lei Yuan, the troops of General Fenwei under Liu Bei. Fortunately, he disguised himself in time and mixed with the prisoners, so he was spared from being discovered.

Later, he witnessed General Le Jin's army with his tired army to fight against the overwhelming 20,000 to 30,000 troops from the Jingzhou army in the county town, but he saw General Le's command as if he was determined, killing countless enemies and moving forward in an orderly manner.

At this time, the prisoners were inspired by General Le Jin's spirit of fighting bravely. At that time, under Yang Yi's command, they colluded with each other and launched a riot several days later, breaking through the defense line of the Jingzhou army. After going through a lot of hardships, they finally returned to Xiangyang. On the way back, he heard that Guan Yu had suffered huge losses after fighting with Le Jin, and he would definitely not go north to attack Xiangyang. The situation in Jingzhou was as stable as Mount Tai.

Fu Qun naturally trusted Yang Yi, but his experience was too ups and downs. After hearing this, Fu Qun frowned and said nothing.

He urgently invited Le Jin that day, and Man Chong came again and asked Yang Yi to say it again. Yang Yi was calm and said it carefully on the spot.

After a long time, Fu Qun smiled dryly, "I heard that Guan Yu had brought tens of thousands of troops to the north, and the soldiers and civilians of Jingxiang were shocked. Now General Zhechong used more than 10,000 elite troops to block the enemy in the county. Isn't that a good thing? General Le swore to many soldiers to resist the mighty, conquer rebellion, and stop riots. Not only did he make great achievements, but he also had the style of famous generals. As for the prefect of Nanxiang and the prefect of Xiangyang, he was not in the king's affairs, and they also had achievements, right?"

Man Chong's eyes flashed, and he looked at Le Jin's expression.

Le Jin stroking his beard without saying a word, and after a long time, he sighed: "Although Guan Yu has a large number of troops, as the garrison of Jingxiang, I am always ashamed of not being able to repel Yixing."

Man Chong turned to Yang Yi and asked: "You just said that Guan Yu's troops are no longer able to go north to Xiangyang?"

"At this moment, there are only two or three thousand people around Guan Yu..." Yang Yi replied subconsciously, and after saying a while, he bowed deeply: "Well, there were indeed many people at the beginning. At this time, the few soldiers around him were really fighting with General Le and suffered heavy losses."

Man Chong nodded slightly and asked again: "Is there any evidence from Guan Yu's loss? "

Yang Yi couldn't answer for a moment.

Le Jin said decisively: "My subordinates can support it!"

Man Chong pondered for a while and said, "I am stationed in Fancheng. Since Xiangyang is worry-free, there is nothing I need to worry about."

He stood up and said goodbye and left.

Le Jin stared at Fu Qun.

Fu Qun subconsciously tapped the table with his knuckles, and for a while. He looked at Le Jin's expression and said to Yang Yi: "It's no point to say anything. You can write a document tonight and explain it in detail."

Yang Yi respectfully replied: "Yes."

So Le Jin also said goodbye.
Chapter completed!