Three days later, Cai Mao and the Kuai brothers made a comeback and once again became the leaders of the Jingxiang clan. （)

The three of them twisted into a rope, which was a major force under Liu Bei's command.

After joining the office, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang were in charge of political affairs and assisted Liu Bei in handling government affairs, and Cai Mao was in charge of military affairs and was responsible for military training.

However, Cai Mao's results also confirmed Kuai Liang's judgment, Liu Bei restored Cai Mao's official position, but he had no real name, only a fictitious position, and could only train soldiers, but did not have the right to mobilize soldiers. Even so, Cai Mao relied on the prestige of the Chu army, and he was also able to move and move, slowly pulling together the original old department and gathering it into a force.

With the submission of Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, Xiangyang City seems to have calmed down again.

The rumors in the city gradually subsided,

Everything calmed down and seemed too peaceful.

However, Liu Bei did not stop, and still sent soldiers to pay close attention to the secret posts in Xiangyang, and constantly sent soldiers to picket those belonging to Wang Can to ensure that there were no hidden dangers in Xiangyang.

When Liu Bei was busy, Zhang Fei was also busy leading the troops to retreat.

When the army stopped to rest, Zhang Fei dismounted and sat on the ground casually. His big round eyes stared at the tired soldiers around him, his expression solemn, and a flash of worry flashed on his rough cheeks. Turning his gaze to Jian Yong, Zhang Fei said: "Xianhe, what did you say the Shu army threw on the ground and exploded, it was so powerful?" ”

Wen Ping and Zhang Yun returned to the Shu army, and Lü Meng immediately led a large army to attack Zhang Fei after joining forces.

At that time, Zhang Fei relied on his own strength and fought with Lu Meng.

In the Shu army camp, Pang De, Zhang Ren and Zhang Xiu were killed, and the three of them fought against Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei rode a big black horse and held a snake spear in his hand, and he was invincible.

However, Zhang Fei could hold on, but the soldiers under his command couldn't.

In particular, there were more than 100 soldiers in the Shu army camp holding small objects with boxy appearances, one foot long and half a foot high, which were lit with fire folds and thrown into their military formations, and after falling to the ground, they burst into a flash of fire, and they were accompanied by a huge explosion, and then many soldiers were seriously injured.

Such a situation made Zhang Fei stunned and faintly afraid.

That's pretty good!

A very small package of things, after landing, has such a great lethality, which Zhang Fei has never seen. Fortunately, there are not many such things in the Shu army, and only more than a hundred people use them, plus they can also dodge, so after being caught off guard, they can dodge the second time.

Rao is like this, Zhang Fei is still beaten all the time, and he can't resist.

Therefore, Zhang Fei could only lead his troops to retreat.

Jian Yong followed Liu Bei to the north and south, saw countless things, and never heard of something that could fall to the ground and explode. He looked at Zhang Fei, and finally shook his head helplessly and said: "General, that thing is indeed very strange and powerful, but it is impossible for every Shu army soldier to use it, and they don't dare to use it at will when the two sides are fighting, otherwise there will be their people killed and injured." ”

Jian Yong breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "As long as we avoid the first wave and quickly enter the Shu army, we can avoid being injured. After returning to Xiangyang, this matter must be reported to the lord, otherwise it will suffer losses in the future. ”

Zhang Fei said: "What you said is reasonable, as long as you are careful, you should be able to avoid it." ”

But Zhang Fei's rugged and dark face still flashed a hint of fear, and when his martial arts encountered something that could not be solved, his invincible mentality was shaken.

"Da! Da! ”

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a scout came running quickly.

The scout dismounted and ran to Zhang Fei, clasped his fists and said: "Third general, more than a hundred cavalry cavalry appeared in the rear, all of them were soldiers equipped with crossbow arrows and could throw things that would explode, and they quickly caught up. ”

"Withdraw!"

Zhang Fei almost gritted his teeth in order, and his brows furrowed into a Sichuan character.

Such a situation they often encounter.

The large army of the Shu army hurried behind, but sent a cavalry to attack the army led by Zhang Fei. Because this group of cavalry was equipped with crossbow arrows, it was difficult for ordinary soldiers to approach, and they came and went freely, and it was not easy to defeat.

Jian Yong and Zhang Fei quickly mounted their horses and led their troops to retreat.

The soldiers spread their feet and ran away quickly, all thinking of getting rid of the pursuers behind them earlier.

Zhang Fei led the troops to run for more than two hours, and then stopped.

All the soldiers were in a hurry, but the soldiers were not iron-clad, and after continuous running, they were tired and had to stop and rest for a while. However, after a short rest, the scout reported that the cavalry was coming.

Zhang Fei was suddenly furious and shouted: "Damn, if you don't kill them, it will be difficult to clean up this way." ”

Immediately, Zhang Fei ordered the soldiers to assemble and prepare to kill the cavalry that caught up.

In fact, they kept retreating when they encountered the cavalry, while the pursuers behind kept chasing.

The only difference was that the pursuers never caught up, and there was no fighting between the two sides. Only when Zhang Fei led people to fight with Lu Meng's army, the soldiers of the more than 100 wolf tooth battalions left a deep impression on Zhang Fei. Not only the explosion of gunpowder, but also the sharp crossbow arrows, all made the Han soldiers fearful.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was furious and ready to make a move, Jian Yong hurriedly grabbed Zhang Fei and persuaded him: "Third general, the cavalry behind is to drag us and want Lu Meng's army to chase after us, don't fall for it!" Lü Meng had an army of 80,000, plus Zhang Yun and Wen Ping returned to Shu, and the number of soldiers led by Lü Meng was nearly 100,000, far exceeding us. Even if we recruit troops, we can't compete with the army led by Lu Meng, so we should retreat to Xiangyang earlier and make plans. ”

Zhang Fei's face shrugged down and sighed helplessly.

In the end, Zhang Fei led the army to continue to retreat.

All the way to the gallop, all the Han soldiers were in a state of extreme exhaustion.

……

When Liu Bei went to visit Cai Mao, Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian had already gotten up and left. When the two left Xiangyang, they did not make a big fuss, but left quietly.

Sun Qian and several attendants did not ride in a carriage, but rode quickly on horseback.

Zhuge Liang went south by boat, and the speed was very fast.

He arrived in Jiangxia with his attendants, and was already close to Sun Jian's sphere of influence.

Wu Juntun is in Jiangxia County, near Hanyang. Jiangxia guarded Huangzu and guarded Jiangxia County, and was still desperately resisting, and did not choose to surrender. After Liu Biao was killed by Liu Bei, Liu Bei occupied Xiangyang, but Huang Zu did not submit to Liu Bei, but planned to become the king of the mountain himself and claim the king and hegemony in Jiangxia.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and Sun Jian quickly killed him.

When Zhuge Liang arrived in Hanyang, he immediately sent someone to inform Sun Jian and handed over the documents that he had gone to pay his respects, while Zhuge Liang followed closely with his attendants.

Wu army camp, the big tent of the Chinese army.

In the camp tent, in addition to Sun Jian, there are only Cheng Pu, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Jin and Lu Su. Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao and others were still leading the troops to fight, attacking Jiangxia with all their might, and they were not in the camp. Sun Jian gave the documents submitted by Zhuge Liang to Zhou Yu and others to browse, and said: "Liu Bei has stabilized the situation in Xiangyang, and now he is sending Zhuge Liang as an envoy, do you think you should meet Zhuge Liang?" ”

For Sun Jian, he has two options.

One is that he does not recognize Liu Bei's regime, and regards Liu Bei as a careerist and a person who seeks to seize Liu Biao's foundation, and can set up a crusade against Liu Bei; The second is to recognize Liu Bei's status, and meet Zhuge Liang, and then test the truth.

There are also trade-offs to this effect, so think carefully.

Lu Su said solemnly: "Lord, I think I can meet Zhuge Liang, after all, one more person to resist Wang Can will also relieve us of pressure." But the premise is that no matter what Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang to do, he could not give up the attack on Jiangxia County, which was the top priority at present and could not 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.

The two are brothers, which makes it easy to talk.

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