Sun Fu was immersed in the cold river water. Excessive blood loss made him dizzy, and he soon fell into a semi-coma state. Fortunately, he had a strong will to survive. Although he was unconscious, he held on to the pony tail desperately and did not sink.

In the middle of the river.

The Gan River in winter has entered the dry season, and Sun Fu chose a shallower place. The width of the river was only a few miles. The war horse dragged Sun Fu through the water, and actually dragged him all the way to the other side.

At this time, the soldiers of Sun's army who were lucky enough to swim across the Gan River and escape to the east bank recognized the unusually powerful horse at a glance. It was Sun Fu's mount, and they immediately rescued the unconscious Sun Fu.

, and then hurriedly fled the river bank.

At this time, the fighting on the west bank has gradually calmed down. If we don't leave now, are we going to wait for the Jingzhou army to chase across the river and kill them at the first glance?

"Ta, ta, ta..."

Liu Liang, wearing his armor and holding a whip, looked heroic as he rode alongside Cai Sheng. Everywhere he looked, there were bloody and mutilated corpses and lifeless wailing. These dead and wounded were not all enemy soldiers, but also defenseless women and children.

Both Liu Liang and Cai Sheng were arrogant people and did not bother to claim military merit by massacring women and children. However, swords were blind on the battlefield, and Sun Jun's family papers were with him in the army, so they were inevitably affected.

Liu Liang pointed with his horsewhip at the dense crowd of surrendered prisoners on the shore, turned to Cai Sheng and said: "I thought there might be a fierce battle when we went south to Luling, but I didn't expect victory to come so easily." Then Liu Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "

It’s such a pleasure to fight with a military advisor!”

Liu Liang was not very convinced of Zhuge Liang before. After all, when he swept through Jingnan with Liu Jing, Zhuge Liang was still living in seclusion in Longzhong. Later, Liu Jing attacked Liu Biao in the north. Although Zhuge Liang acted alone, he only captured a few cities.

But this time when he was conquering Sun Ben, Liu Liang was completely convinced by Zhuge Liang. Sun Ben and Sun Fu brothers were also considered Jiangdong generals, but when they faced Zhuge Liang, they were like children, being toyed with by Zhuge Liang.

He defeated Yuzhang in one battle, then defeated Luling in another battle, overthrew tens of thousands of troops, and defeated two counties. It is not an exaggeration to say that his troops were like gods with such amazing achievements. Who would not want to follow such a commander.

"It's a pity that Sun Fu could not be captured." Cai Sheng sighed as he stood on the bank of Majiang River and looked at the other side.

"Sun Fu was almost surrounded and killed by our army just now. He was seriously injured and may have drowned in the river long ago." Liu Liang said nonchalantly.

In this battle, Sun Fu's army was severely defeated, and all of them were surrendered. Not one out of ten people could escape to the other side. Even if Sun Fu was lucky enough to survive, it would not harm the overall situation.

"Look, Wang (Jiang) Zijian's people have arrived." Liu Liang glanced at the Jiaozhou soldiers arriving at the outskirts of the battlefield, and nuzzled his lips to Cai Sheng, who was standing aside, and said with a half-smile: "Prior to this, Wang Zijian wanted to monopolize the power of Luling, but no

I wish I could wait to go south. If we hadn't arrived in time this time, Sun Fu would have slipped away from under his nose."

Cai Sheng smiled and did not answer.

Liu Liang, Liu Zong and other generals of the Liu Jing clan have always disliked Wang Jiang. The reason is simply that Wang Jiang was from a humble background, and his reputation as a merchant made them jealous.

"I'm going down to Zhen Yizhong, General Qu Jing, to pay homage to General Cai Sheng and Liu Shangyong." Qu Jing came to Cai Sheng and Liu Liang, dismounted his horse and saluted.

Although the two sides are not directly subordinate to each other, Cai Sheng and Liu Liang are close friends of Liu Jing, and Ou Jingyi has been demoted to the generals, so how dare they be disrespectful.

Liu Liang's face darkened when he heard this. He followed Liu Jing when he was young. He was born and died five or six years ago, and he was promoted to the rank of Shangyong Prefect.

?

Liu Liang seized the horse and asked with a fierce face: "Are you Ou Jing, Ou Xiong's clan brother?"

Seeing Liu Liang calling him by his first name, Ou Jing felt bad. He didn't know where he had offended him. Could it be that Ou Xiong had suffered an unreasonable disaster?

Liu Liang asked again: "Do you know at this moment that you have the same name as the general?"

Ou Jing suddenly realized that it turned out that the other party didn't like his name, so he quickly replied: "Of course, after I surrendered to General Annan, I wanted to change my name. I originally planned to change it after paying homage to the general, but I had no choice but to go far away from the state.

No chance to meet the general."

Liu Liangpi said with a smile: "Isn't there a chance this time?"

"What Liu Shangyong said is absolutely true." Ou Jing lowered his eyebrows and said.

Liu Liang snorted coldly and was too lazy to talk to Ou Jing anymore.

After speaking, he directly ordered his troops to clean up the battlefield, and escorted thousands of surrendered prisoners, hundreds of baggage trains, and property back to Luling City.

Cai Sheng felt that Sun Fu was not captured and killed, so he sent Qingqi across the river to search for hundreds of miles. Unfortunately, Sun Fu was never found, and he had to return without success.

In the afternoon, Zhuge Liang led his army to the foot of Luling City and jointly reported the victory to Liu Jing with Wang Jiang.

…………

It's late October, in the northern suburbs of Xuchang, the capital.

Today is the day when Sikong Cao Cao returns triumphantly from his expedition to Hebei. Situ Zhao Wen and Shangshu ordered Xun or his officials to go out ten miles from the city to welcome him.

With the eager anticipation of hundreds of officials and civilians, the victorious army gradually emerged from the horizon. All the Han soldiers were seen in crimson robes and black armor. In the formation, there were a forest of spears and halberds, and the sky was filled with banners. The dust kicked up by the cavalry on both wings was barely covered.

The sky blocks out the sun.

Cao Cao was sitting in his military chariot, looking at the officials who were either proud, excited, or frightened, with a satisfied smile on his face.

In April of this year, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan in Liyang, and took advantage of the victory to attack Yecheng in an attempt to complete his victory in one battle. However, he was defeated by Yuan Shang in Ye and had to abandon Hebei. In more than ten days, he rushed more than 800 people.

Li, all the way back to Xuchang, and the "Army Defeat Order" was issued. The embarrassment at that time is still vivid in my mind.

In August of this year, brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were at war with each other. Cao Cao responded to Yuan Tan's request and sent troops to Jizhou again. This time crossing the river to the north, Cao Cao not only completed a marriage with Yuan Tan, but also firmly occupied Liyang, a military town in Jizhou.

Liyang is not only a barrier to defend the Yellow River, but also a bridgehead to attack Yecheng. It has unparalleled strategic value to Cao Cao.

These two things made Cao Cao sigh with emotion, it was not far away from pacifying Hebei.

Therefore, when the troops returned to the capital, Cao Cao specially ordered his infantry and cavalry troops to line up in formation on the outskirts of the capital to show off the power of the army to the hundreds of officials and the people of Xuchang who came out to greet them, completely eliminating the impact of the previous defeat. Now it seems that the effect was quite good.

When the military chariot arrived in front of the officials, Cao Cao got off the car and spoke to Situ Zhao Wen first to show respect, and then accepted the congratulations of the officials.

Cao Cao smiled and stroked his beard in response to the compliments and flattery from his officials, which was very helpful. However, he soon noticed that his old partner Xun or had a slightly serious expression. Cao Cao had known Xun or for more than ten years, and he knew the latter well.

Knowing that something must be wrong with him, he immediately dismissed all officials and took Xun or to the carriage to talk in detail.

Xun Huo did not wait for Cao Cao to ask, and said proactively: "Ming Gong, Liu (Fu) Yangzhou has just sent Pegasus to write urgently. Liu Jing has recently attacked Sun (Bi) Boyang and captured Yuzhang."

Sun Ben was Cao Cao's in-law, and his daughter married Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang.

Cao Cao was startled at first, and then sighed: "When I first heard Liu Jing's name, he could not command more than one county. He was so focused on the north that he had no time to look south. He originally wanted to use him to contain Liu Biao, but he didn't expect Liu Jing to take advantage of the situation.

, in just a few years, it has crossed the three states of Jing, Jiao, and Yang, armed with a hundred thousand armors, and dominates the river..."

Xun You said solemnly: "Like Ming Gong, I have underestimated Liu Jing. If we don't interfere, I'm afraid that he will pose a greater threat to the country in the future than Yuan Benzhu. Fortunately, it's not too late to wake up now."

"

Cao Cao frowned deeply and remained silent for a long time. Perhaps Xun knew what Cao Cao was worried about, so he added: "Hebei has not been pacified yet, so it is not appropriate to use troops against the south. Otherwise, Liu Jing will defy orders and join forces with the Yuan family, and the country will surely fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides. However,

Liu Jing cannot continue to indulge. Liu (Fu) is a gentleman in Yangzhou. He is more than virtuous and lacking in wisdom. He is no match for Liu Jing. It would be better for Ming Gong to choose a talented man with both civil and military skills and good strategy to assist Liu Yangzhou on his left to control Liu Jing.

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When Cao Cao heard what Xun Yu said, he asked, "Does Wen Ruo have a suitable candidate in mind?"
Chapter completed!