The candidates sent to welcome Mrs. Sun were naturally carefully weighed.

Dong He was from Zhijiang, Nanjun, but his ancestors came from Ba County, Yizhou. He joined Shu as an official when he was young. He served as the magistrate of Jiangyuan, the magistrate of Chengdu, and the prefect of Yizhou County. His place was all sincere in treating people with good governance and good governance, and the common people loved them.

When Xuande Gong established the Grand Sima Mansion, Dong He was the general in charge of the army, and the foreigners were different from the territory and internally, and his power was only under the military advisors. From the current perspective, Dong He and Fa Zheng seemed to be similar to those of the scholars in Yizhou, and they were both representatives of Zhang Song.

Liu Ba was an old friend of Duke Xuande and Zhuge Liang. He was from Lingling and had a high reputation. When Cao's army went south, he visited Duke Cao and was ordered to pacify the counties in Jingnan. Later, Cao's army returned to the north, and Liu Ba repeatedly refused the invitation from Duke Xuande and Zhuge Liang. He first went to Jiaozhi, and then went to Yizhou to rely on Liu Jiyu, intending to go to the Central Plains.

Unexpectedly, the Jingzhou army entered Shu too quickly, and in the end he became an official under the sincere invitation of Duke Xuande. He is currently the Western Cao Office of the Grand Sima Mansion, responsible for the official office of the Grand Sima Mansion. Because of his outstanding talents, he has been praised by Duke Xuande many times.

As for Huang Quan, he was from Langzhong, Brazil and served as Liu Jiyu's chief clerk during the Fucheng Incident.

A few months later, he and Fei Guan tried their best to protect Liu Jiyu's safety and face. On the night when hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops entered Yizhou in Chengdu, he sternly refused someone's attempt to support Liu Jiyu and retake Chengdu. As a result, he was favored by Duke Xuande and was promoted to the Guardian not long ago.

These three people were Liu Jiyu's old ministers. They had only been involved in Duke Xuande's subordinates for several months, but they were all credited and promoted by Duke Xuande. The three people came to Jingzhou to welcome Mrs. Sun, which was not only a confirmation of their identity as an important minister, but also a method of entrusting family affairs to show closeness.

However, no one expected that Guan Yu was a person who was not worthy of face, so he ignored Liu Ba and others and sent troops to fight. He was still very thoughtful. Since Guan, the governor of Jingzhou, did not flatter him, why should the deputy utenants be active?

So this notice came very late.

Guan Yu's status is obvious. He is too lazy to give people a face, and no one can say anything. Lei Yuan cannot imitate this way. He thought for a moment and asked, "How long will Dong He and the other three stay in Jiangling?"

"Chengdu had previously informed General Guan of his itinerary. After they arrived in Jiangling, they would first visit Mrs. Sun and his son, and then go to Jiangxia and Moling to inform him that Mrs. Sun would be moved to Chengdu. Considering that it was not suitable for traveling far away in the cold weather, the support along the way also needed to prepare slowly, so the official departure for Chengdu will be in the warmth of spring."

"When will General Guan meet them? He doesn't necessarily never show up from beginning to end?"

"My general's meaning is that because Yizhou sent important officials to Jiangling, he must take the initiative to fight a victory to ensure the safety of Jiangling. When Le Jin, Wen Pin and others are impressed by our army, General Guan will naturally meet them. In addition, if Prince Liu Chan enters Shu, General Guan will definitely send him solemnly."

Lei Yuan breathed a little relieved.

He understood another meaning of Guan Yu. Xuande Gong always called for Cao to destroy the thieves, and was like the leader of the anti-Cao Alliance. However, after entering Shu, many battles were fought with the Yizhou people, which would have damaged the hope of the leader. Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity for the important officials of Yizhou to come to Jingzhou to welcome Mrs. Sun, in addition to declaring to the Yizhou people the solidarity of the Sun-Liu alliance, he also had to show Xuande Gong's victory over Cao's army.

With the close relationship between Guan Yu and Xuan Degong, there may have been secret orders to convey it, so this is not something that Lei Yuan can know.

He just smiled and said, "That's good. I still have time to visit and I won't be implicated by General Guan, haha."

As soon as he said that, he felt a little regretful. Because of his own army, he said this a little lightly. Even though he knew it was a joke, he was not respectful enough to Guan Yu... It seemed that he had no intention of fighting and was determined to go back to Jiangling.

The messenger was actually a keen one and immediately asked, "General, are you going to withdraw your troops back to Jiangling?"

A mere messenger dared to ask General Fenwei in this way, but he was quite brave.

Lei Yuan looked at the messenger deeply, then turned to look into the distance. The weather became darker and darker, and under the dark and thick clouds, several snow-capped mountains could be seen. He said, "After General Guan's military order is issued, I will firmly implement it. How can I withdraw the troops? This time, we must pacify the barbarians in the valleys of Nanjun and cut off the claws that Cao's army poked out!"

The messenger also knew that his question was abrupt, so he stood up and saluted, "I am a mistake, General, don't blame me."

Lei Yuan leaned back and looked at the messenger carefully. He saw that he was about the early twenties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, solid and strong body, wide shoulders, and a knife hanging on his waist. Although he was dressed as an ordinary military officer, he was quite vigorous. Even when facing General Fenwei's apology, he was not humble or arrogant, and did not seem afraid or timid at all.

He stood up to support him and said, "It's all because of my frivolous words that lead to misunderstandings. Please don't worry about it."

At this time, the scout sent to the front came back and reported: "General Qi reported to him that the investigation was correct before. The Linju Barbarians did escape winter in the southern valley of Baima Mountain. There were also a small group of Cao troops stationed with them, which was only more than twenty miles away."

Lei Yuan asked the envoy to sit down for a moment, turned to his entourage and said, "Call the generals and schoolmen and discuss the war!"

The entourages rushed out to pass the order, and a moment later, Deng Tong, He Song and others arrived together.

Previously, when fighting against the Wu army at the Gong'an City, Deng Tong led the way and suffered multiple injuries. Later, although he was recuperating for several months, he was injured in the lungs and often coughed continuously when it was cold. Sometimes, even though he was sitting next to a charcoal basin and sleeping soundly, he would suddenly cough until he woke up. At this moment, he came from the back team and was still far away, and he heard the sound of coughing.

Lei Yuan took a few steps: "Old Deng, you coughed so much that I was worried! You shouldn't have worked hard for you."

Deng Tong grinned and said, "It's not very cold, what are you afraid of. When I was in Hedong that day, it was already snowing heavily at this time, that's what it means..."

Before he finished speaking, the cliff above everyone's heads suddenly sounded loudly, as if many fine things had fallen into the forest on the cliff. Lei Yuan looked up to the sky and saw it darker and he could not see anything. He felt a little cold on his face, and then another one.

"Damn it!" Deng Tong cursed swearing fiercely and spitted on the ground: "It's actually snowing?"

It was really snowing. There was no sign in advance, and even the experienced guide did not expect it. In the blink of an eye, the snowflakes like goose feathers covered the sky and fell. The black and gray sky was filled with silver snowflakes, and their vision was restricted.

Many of the people present were experienced generals, and they knew that once such heavy snow fell, they would probably stop for two or three days. What's more, once heavy snow covers the mountain road, thousands of teams will be unable to advance or retreat. For the sake of the present, the only way is to retreat to Linju County as soon as possible and make plans.
Chapter completed!