Three days later, Cai Mao and the Kuai brothers returned and once again became the leaders of the Jingxiang clan.
The three of them formed a rope and formed a powerful force under Liu Bei.
After becoming officials, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang were in charge of political affairs and assisted Liu Bei in handling government affairs, while Cai Mao was in charge of military affairs and responsible for military training.
However, Cai Mao's results also confirmed Kuai Liang's judgment. Liu Bei restored Cai Mao's official position, but it was in name only. He only had a false position and could only train troops, but did not have the right to mobilize soldiers. Even so, Cai Mao relied on his prestige in the Chu army.
You can also move around and slowly bring together the old groups and gather them into one force.
With the surrender of Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, Xiangyang City seemed to have calmed down again.
The rumors in the city gradually subsided,
Everything became calm and seemed peaceful.
However, Liu Bei did not stop. He still sent soldiers to seize the hidden posts in Xiangyang, and constantly sent soldiers to picket the people belonging to Wang Can to ensure that there were no hidden dangers in Xiangyang.
While Liu Bei was busy, Zhang Fei was also busy leading his troops to retreat.
When the army stopped to rest, Zhang Fei got off his horse and sat casually on the ground. His big round eyes stared at the tired soldiers around him, his expression solemn, and a touch of worry flashed on his rough cheeks. His eyes turned to Jian Yong, Zhang
Fei said: "Xianhe, what do you think the Shu army threw on the ground and exploded? It was so powerful?"
Wenpin and Zhang Yun surrendered to the Shu army. After Lü Meng joined forces, he immediately led his army to attack Zhang Fei.
At that time, Zhang Fei relied on his own strength to fight with Lu Meng.
Pang De, Zhang Ren and Zhang Xiu came out of the Shu army camp, and the three of them fought against Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei was riding a big black horse and holding a snake spear eight feet in his hand, and he was in an invincible position.
However, Zhang Fei was able to hold on, but the soldiers under his command could not.
In particular, there were more than a hundred soldiers in the Shu army camp holding small square objects, one foot long and half a foot high. They lit them with fire sticks and threw them into their army formation. When they fell on the ground, they suddenly shone.
There was a flash of fire, accompanied by a huge explosion, and many soldiers were seriously injured.
This situation made Zhang Fei speechless and vaguely scared.
That thing is quite powerful!
Zhang Fei has never seen such a small package of things have such great lethality after landing. Fortunately, there are not many such things in the Shu army, and only more than a hundred people use them. In addition, they also have
Can dodge, so after being caught off guard, you can dodge a second time.
Despite this, Zhang Fei was still beaten and unable to resist.
Therefore, Zhang Fei could only lead his troops to retreat.
Jian Yong followed Liu Bei around and saw countless things, but he had never heard of anything that could explode when it fell to the ground. He looked at Zhang Fei, and finally shook his head helplessly and said: "General, that thing is indeed weird and powerful, but
It is impossible for every Shu army soldier to use it, and they dare not use it at will when the two sides are fighting, otherwise their people will be killed or injured."
Jian Yong took a breath and continued: "As long as we avoid the first group and rush into the Shu army quickly, we can avoid being injured. When we return to Xiangyang, we must report this matter to the lord, otherwise we will suffer losses in the future.
"
Zhang Fei said: "What you said makes sense. As long as you are careful, you should be able to avoid it."
But Zhang Fei's rough and dark face still flashed a look of fear. When his martial arts encountered something that couldn't be solved, his invincible mentality was shaken.
"Da da!"
The rapid sound of horse hooves sounded, and a scout quickly ran over.
The scout dismounted and ran to Zhang Fei, clasped his fists and said, "Third general, more than a hundred cavalrymen appeared from behind. They are all soldiers equipped with crossbows and can throw explosive things. They quickly caught up."
"withdraw!"
Zhang Fei almost gritted his teeth and ordered, his brows furrowed into the character "Sichuan".
They often encounter situations like this.
The large troops of the Shu army were rushing behind, but they sent a group of cavalry to harass the army led by Zhang Fei. Because these cavalry were equipped with crossbows, it was difficult for ordinary soldiers to approach them, and they could come and go freely, making them difficult to defeat.
Jian Yong and Zhang Fei quickly mounted their horses and retreated with their troops.
The soldiers ran away quickly, hoping to get rid of the pursuers behind them as soon as possible.
Zhang Fei led his troops and ran for more than two hours, then stopped again.
All the soldiers were eager to go on their way, but the soldiers were not made of iron. They were very tired after running continuously and had to stop and rest for a while. However, the rest time was not long, and the scout reported that the cavalry was chasing after them.
Zhang Fei suddenly became furious and shouted: "Damn it, if we don't kill them, it will be difficult to keep this road clean."
Immediately, Zhang Fei ordered his soldiers to assemble and prepare to kill the chasing cavalry.
In fact, they had been retreating when they encountered the cavalry, while the pursuers behind them kept chasing.
The only difference is that the pursuers never caught up, and there was no fighting between the two sides. Only when Zhang Fei led people to fight against Lu Meng's army, the more than 100 soldiers of the Langya Battalion left a deep impression on Zhang Fei. Not only
The explosion of gunpowder and the sharp crossbow arrows frightened the Han soldiers.
Jian Yong saw that Zhang Fei was furious and was about to take action. He quickly grabbed Zhang Fei and persuaded him: "Third general, the cavalry behind is to delay us. We want Lu Meng's army to chase us. Don't fall into the trap! Lu Meng has 80,000 men."
With the large army, Zhang Yun and Wenpin surrendered to Shu, the number of soldiers led by Lü Meng is nearly 100,000, far exceeding ours. Even if we recruit more troops, we cannot compete with the army led by Lü Meng, so we should return to Xiangyang earlier and make plans.
"
Zhang Fei's face dropped and he sighed helplessly.
Finally, Zhang Fei led the army to retreat.
Running all the way, all the Han soldiers were in a state of extreme fatigue.
…
When Liu Bei went to visit Cai Mao, Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian had already stood up and left. When they left Xiangyang, they did not make a big fanfare, but left quietly.
Sun Qian and several attendants did not ride in a carriage, but rode quickly on horseback.
Zhuge Liang took a boat to go south at a very fast speed.
He arrived in Jiangxia with his attendants and was close to Sun Jian's sphere of influence.
Wu Jun was stationed in Jiangxia County, near Hanyang. Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, was guarding Jiangxia County and was still resisting desperately and did not choose to surrender. After Liu Biao was killed by Liu Bei, Liu Bei occupied Xiangyang, but Huang Zu did not surrender to Liu Bei.
Instead, he plans to become the king of the mountain and dominate Jiangxia.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, as Sun Jian quickly came to kill him.
When Zhuge Liang arrived in Hanyang, he immediately sent someone to notify Sun Jian and handed over the documents for his visit. Zhuge Liang followed closely with his attendants.
The Wu army's camp and the Chinese army's tent.
In the camp, except for Sun Jian, there were only Cheng Pu, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Jin and Lu Su. Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Zu Mao were still leading the battle, attacking Jiangxia with all their strength, and were not in the camp. Sun Jian sent Zhuge Liang to
The submitted document was shown to Zhou Yu and others, and he said: "Liu Bei has stabilized the situation in Xiangyang, and now he is sending Zhuge Liang as an envoy. Do you think we should meet with Zhuge Liang?"
For Sun Jian, he has two choices.
The first is to not recognize Liu Bei's political power, and regard Liu Bei as a careerist who seeks to seize Liu Biao's inheritance, so he can raise a banner to attack Liu Bei; the second is to recognize Liu Bei's status, meet with Zhuge Liang, and then test the truth.
This also requires weighing the pros and cons, so consider it carefully.
Lu Su said solemnly: "My lord, I think I can meet Zhuge Liang. After all, having one more person to resist Wang Can will also relieve us a bit of pressure. But the premise is that no matter what Liu Bei sends Zhuge Liang to do, he cannot give up on Jiangxia County.
The attack on the enemy is the top priority at the moment and cannot be given up."
When these words came out, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Jin, and Cheng Pu unanimously agreed.
Sun Jian also agreed with Lu Su's words and finally decided to send Zhuge Jin to meet Zhuge Liang.