Chapter 768

But they didn’t even wait a day, Luochen ordered Lü Bu to take 100,000 cavalry to the south and enter the Tongguan area on the spot to rest. Under the envious eyes of their comrades, the 100,000 cavalrymen sang aloud and returned home from the grassland. They were unkempt, their skin was dark, and many of their faces and hands were cracked and frostbitten, but they mounted their horses, took up their weapons, and were still murderous. Still tenacious, tenacious and lightning fast. The Tongguan area is densely populated with barracks, rich in food and grass, and complete with rest facilities. It is obviously a good place for professional soldiers. Where will they all rest for a few days, and then the conscripts recruited by the government will receive a certain reward and go home. Occupational diseases will return to their barracks, and of course they will be able to see their families and rest.

Luo Chen sat on the grass and waited. As the sun went down, a messenger galloped over on a fast horse, and he shouted, “Victory on the front line, Zhong Ping committed suicide!”

Huo Qubing took half a day to catch up with Zhongping, who was fleeing. He directed the army to surround him in a roundabout way, and defeated Zhongping’s army fiercely. The Xiongnu army killed 10,000 people, all the rest surrendered, and Zhongping committed suicide.

The year-long Han-Hungarian Grassland War has ended. The fallen army pulled out the village overnight, the firelight illuminated the grassland, and the torches were like stars, decorating the sky with sparkling lights. It was freezing cold in the night, the soldiers were singing, they didn’t want to stop to sleep, they just wanted to go home earlier!

Various administrative districts, military districts and generals received a brief order to appoint Huo Qubing as Zhonglang General. Overnight, this never-before-seen name became a high-ranking general. Fortunately, everyone is used to it.

Luochen didn’t rest either. He got on his horse late at night and ran to the south. He was going to meet Liu Bei.

Undoubtedly, the news that Luochen ended the grassland war soon spread all over the country. Cao Cao was most worried, followed by Soochow Wu who was not very happy. Liu Bei was quite uneasy about this. Can he remain independent? What to do next?

However, Luo Chen knew in his heart that in a month, he would never move the main force that had just come down from the Xiongnu battlefield. They were too tired and should get enough rest. Besides, it has been a long time since the next wave of soldiers in the government’s military system was in the reserve, and the vacancy of the original conscripts who had completed their military service was immediately filled.

Luochen arrived in Jingzhou soon. Zhang Juzheng’s spy intelligence system gave secret protection. Gao Jianli was ordered to follow Luochen’s actions after Luochen entered Jingzhou to protect his personal safety. In fact, it is not necessary…because Luo Chen has many means.

Luo Chen’s secret devotion really surprised Liu Bei. Someone came to inform Liu Bei that Luochen would arrive in Jiangxia and meet him. A few hours later, before Liu Bei had time to convene the ministers to discuss it, Luochen had already arrived at Jiangxia city.

“Prime Minister Luo Chen… I am honored to go to guide this time… I heard that the Prime Minister won a big victory in the grassland battlefield. Zhong Ping is dead, and his subordinates admire him.” Liu Bei said politely.

Luo Chen smiled and didn’t intend to be polite: “Then… have you made up your mind?”

“What are you thinking about?” Liu Bei pretended to be confused.

“Have you decided to join the Luochen Group, or continue to do it alone?” Luochen asked coldly. “I won’t force you,” Luo Chen keenly noticed Liu Bei’s expression. “You can answer according to what you think, and I will never interfere too much. But if you decide to go it alone, then I may not be merciful to take care of you after I fall into the dust… You know, the country needs to be unified.”

Liu Bei knew exactly what this sentence meant. Luochen is loyal enough and has helped him a lot before, but if he continues to work alone, then in Luochen’s eyes, his power is no different from Sun Quan and Cao Cao. Once the time came, Luo Chen would not hesitate to order his iron cavalry to destroy him completely.

“I am the head of the Han family…” Liu Bei hesitated.

“So, your answer remains the same?” Luo Chen asked calmly.

“Yes.” Liu Bei nodded slightly.

“I understand your choice.” Luo Chen said lightly. Then his voice increased a bit: “There is no doubt that I will completely defeat Cao Cao next. I am very sure of this. Since the uncle chooses to stick to himself, we will drink together for the last time, and then go our own way. Bar!”

Liu Bei agreed. Since Liu Bei was in Liu Bei’s territory, it was naturally Liu Bei who prepared food and drinks, and Luo Chen invited all Liu Bei’s important civil and military officials.

This was probably the last time Luo Chen used his blood. Zhang Juzheng did a good job, and Luo Chen was indeed satisfied with the development of the Intelligence Agency. All Liu Bei’s direct control of the territory has naturally become Luochen.

A slightly longer order was announced directly to everyone, including Cao Cao and Jiangdong people:

Appoint Liu Bei as a military division. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were appointed captains. Appoint Qi Jiguang as Zhonglang general. Fazheng was transferred to the prefect of Yizhou. Xu Shu was transferred to the prefect of Jiangxia. .

Chapter 221 Fazheng’s Transfer

A notice about the appointment of Liu Bei and his generals officially announced one thing: that Liu Bei has been assigned to the Luochen Group. The news was shocking, but not particularly surprising, due to the alliance between Luochen and Liu Bei. The unfamiliar little general was directly promoted from the school captain to the middle general. Huang Zhong was a little fortunate when he saw the name. Although he was not so polite when he passed by, he did not cause any contradictions.

The transfer order of Fazheng makes people wonder. Fazheng, who had done a good job in Jingzhou, was suddenly transferred to Yizhou and directly served as the prefect of Yizhou. Xu Shu, who was originally in Yizhou, was transferred to Jiangxia. The meaning is obvious. From now on, Xu Shu will be the mastermind of the Jingzhou issue. Corresponding to this, it is observed that the fleet originally in Yizhou went south and was directly transferred to the surface of Dongting Lake near Changsha.

Although Fazheng has been transferred from the front line, his position is absolutely beautiful. Because the previous two governors of Yizhou: the first was Zhang Juzheng at the military division level, and the second was Xu Shu, an old minister at the deputy military division level. 10 Yizhou is a base that has fallen alongside the Guanzhong Plain. To serve as a military and political official here is undoubtedly a great trust, and it can also be regarded as an affirmation of Fazheng’s work in Jingzhou. After all, in the absence of the main army, one person, relying on the fragile Luochen Liubei Alliance, carried the influence of the Luochen Group into the southern region, and successfully brought about the Sun Liu Alliance and the Battle of Chibi.

Even so, but well done, why was Luo Chen removed from the front line? Fazheng is unknown, but with the high official title of Yizhou prefect, Fazheng took office triumphantly. That method is a bit of a snob, and now he is brilliant and has a very high tail. He was originally from Bashu, and now he is in charge of Yizhou. He used various names to retaliate against him in the past, and he hated it in one state, saying that he was not as popular as Mr. Xu Shu. However, Luochen ignored him, and then Luochen started the process of unifying China without stopping. Although Fazheng was mean, he still had the ability. When Yizhou was put into his hands, there was no problem with the economy and logistics. Therefore, although many generals had opinions on him, Luochen didn’t bother to care about him. Unexpectedly, Fa Zheng Ming was weak, and he passed away due to illness within three months of taking office. At this time, Luochen was still fighting, and he was only holding back.

Having said that, after the appointment letter to Liu Bei and others was made public, the location of Luo Chen was also made public, and Luo Chen was currently in Jiangxia. At present, no one knows the strength of Luochen’s troops in Yizhou. They only know that Xu Shu has recruited a large number of troops in Yizhou, even from the southeast. The treatment is so high that a large number of fishermen in Dongting Lake gave up fishing and became the occupation of the fallen army. soldier. The more regular cavalry is naturally Huang Zhong’s 100,000 iron cavalry, currently distributed in the southern area of ​​Jingzhou. Part of it is stationed in Changsha, where Huang Zhong’s headquarters is located. In addition, with Xu Shu being transferred to Jiangxia Prefecture, Xu Shu entered Jingzhou, but there are various signs that Xu Shu did not go to Jiangxia immediately, but stayed in Changsha temporarily. That is to say, in the southern part of Jingzhou, there are many navy and cavalry soldiers who have fallen behind. In the northern part of Jingzhou, there are about 100,000 Jiangdong troops occupying the important place in Jingxiang. Only Nanjun and surrounding towns were occupied by Liu Bei, who sent Guan Yu to garrison. Wu’s army is powerful, and it is obvious that it has an overwhelming advantage in the northern part of Jingzhou. Nanjun became an isolated city in the north of Liu Bei. In the east, Jiangxia’s situation is similar to that of Nanjun. Wu Jun’s front-line bases have already reached Sanjiangkou, Wuchang and other places, where heavy troops are stationed here, threatening Jiangxia’s insistence. Jiangxia had more than 40,000 troops of Liu Bei’s water army stationed there.

That Sun Quan worked so hard to win the battle of Chibi, and naturally wanted to annex Jingzhou and take Liu Biao’s territory into his pocket. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei and Huang Zhong intervened. That Liu Bei went too far. The Wu army marched forward desperately and defeated Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun. Liu Bei’s army actually took advantage of the fish and took Nanjun effortlessly. As for Huang Zhong, one of them stood idly by during the Chibi War, not thinking about making progress. Now it’s better. Wu Jun worked hard to defeat Cao Jun, and he didn’t have time to get the fruits of victory. Instead, Huang Zhong ran faster than anyone else and won the three counties of Changsha, Wuling and Guiyang with lightning speed.

After Zhou Yu died of illness, Sun Quan ordered 100,000 troops from the original Northern Expedition to be stationed in Jingxiang and other places, led by the pioneer general Han Dang. In other places, a 150,000-strong army was stationed, approaching Jiangxia, and led by himself. In addition, Lu Su was ordered to take over as the commander-in-chief and command the entire army.

Therefore, Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard that Luo Chen had arrived in Jiangxia alone, and immediately summoned the ministers to discuss it.

“Luochen arrived in Jiangxia alone, everyone, can you consider quickly besieging Jiangxia and capturing Luochen and Liu Bei… so that all Jingzhou falls into Jiangdong’s pocket.”

The ministers were silent. Sun Quan was a little unhappy when he saw that they were afraid. Na Lu Su said: “My lord, this move is very aggressive… Even if the Governor Zhou Yu is still there, he will definitely not agree with this…”

“Why did 133 rush in?” Sun Quan said angrily.

“Although this move is safe on the surface, it is actually quite difficult to implement. The Jiangxia city is very tall, and it is very dangerous to build on the river. Our army is besieging, and Huang Zhong’s troops are in Changsha and other places. It will definitely arrive within two days, and Jiang Xia will not be a problem to stick to it for a day or two.” Lu Su shook his head and analyzed. “Besides, this move will inevitably put Jiangdong in a strategic danger. Now the Wu army is attacking Cao’s army, and Cao Cao holds a grudge. To besiege Jiangxia again is to start a war with the Luochen Group. At the same time, I Jiangdong and the two separatist forces in the Central Plains are in a state of hostility. It is absolutely unwise. lift.”

Everyone agreed in unison. After the Battle of Chibi, the main battle faction naturally took over most of the real power in Soochow. That Zhang Zhao and the others could not be trusted by Sun Quan, so they took a back seat. And Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others became political rookies. Now that Zhou Yu is new, Sun Quan relies heavily on Lu Su. Seeing that what he said was reasonable, he had to give up his own ideas.

Sun Quan said: “Since we can’t use force, we should make it clear to Luochen and let them free up Jiangxia, Nanjun and other important places! My Wu army has worked so hard, and I actually let them take the fruit!”.

Chapter 222 Dajiang Snow

Lu Su himself stood on the observation platform on the river north of Chaisang. Midwinter has come, the north wind is howling, and the heavy snow and light snow finally arrived in the south. Finely broken snow grains that looked like salt grains bounced and hit Lu Su’s shirt. After a while, the snow became heavier, like the catkins fluttering in the southeast summer, falling loosely onto the ground and the river. As soon as the snow fell on the river, it disappeared suddenly.

Later generations have the Fu of the Great River: Yin and Yang are both in chaos at times, and there is no distinction between ignorance and goodness. Astonished at the color of the sky, suddenly the four villages of the fog. Although the public salary is not seen, only the golden drum can be heard. At the beginning, it was like a misty sea, and it was only when the leopards of the South Mountain were hidden; gradually it became crowded, and it wanted to be lost in the Kun of the North Sea. Then it goes up to the sky and sags down to the thick ground, which is almost vast and boundless. The whale salamander rises out of the water, and the dragon dives into the abyss and exhales. Another example is Mei Lin’s harvest, the spring cloudy season is cold, the Ming Ming is deserted, and the vastness is long. To the east is the shore of Chaisang, and to the south there is no mountain of Xiakou. Thousands of warships sank into the rocky ravine; a leaf of a fishing boat was frightened in the waves. In the worst case, the sky becomes dull, and the morning sun loses its color; when it returns to daytime, it becomes dim and yellow, and the mountains turn into clear water. Although the wisdom of the Great Yu cannot measure its shallowness and depth; how can it be discerned so close to Lou’s wisdom?

“Captain, go and rest in the tent, the fire is already set up there.” Little General Ling Tong ran to the observation platform, “It’s too windy here.”

Lu Su shook his head: “No need, you don’t have to worry about me, I’m just blowing my hair here, it’s good to be awake.”

Lu Su’s brows were slightly wrinkled, and the river’s face was as calm as a mirror, but his thoughts were racing back and forth. Sun Quan sent Luo Chen a letter in a very rude tone, inviting him to meet with Chaisang.

“Prime Minister Luo Chen: I am glad to hear that the Prime Minister is in Jiangxia recently. I am not very happy. In the battle of Chibi, the two forces worked together to attack Cao Jun. All the soldiers of Wu Jun risked their lives and served as the main force in defeating Cao Jun. General Zhou Yu, the governor of Wu Jun, was brave and fierce, and the fire of Chibi was fierce. After defeating Cao’s army, he led his troops northward to defeat Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, and others.

The Wu army officers and men made great sacrifices, but Liu Bei, Huang Zhong and other ministries under the Prime Minister’s rule did not intend to cooperate sincerely with our army to attack Cao’s army, but instead reap the benefits. Taking the opportunity to occupy Nanjun, Changsha and other counties is not reasonable. Today, the Wu army has hundreds of thousands of troops, ranging from generals to soldiers, and they all dislike the actions of your troops. Now the Cao thief is not destroyed, and the two families are in danger of friction. Therefore, I do not know whether the Prime Minister can go to Chaisang to interview the matter, in order to properly handle it. Sun Quan”. ”

Sun Quan’s meaning is very simple. Liu Bei and Huang Zhong took the opportunity to occupy some territory in Jingzhou. Sun Quan thought this was “irrational”, because it was the Wu army who fought against Cao’s army, and Zhou Yu, the governor, was still dead, and should be given to Soochow Wu, so Sun Quan want to come back. Moreover, Sun Quan aggressively hinted that his generals and soldiers were very dissatisfied, that is, his army wanted to fight against Liu Bei and Huang Zhong’s troops. If Luo Chen refused Sun Quan’s request, Sun Quan would probably solve it by fighting. What’s even more awesome is that Luochen is the prime minister of the dynasty, and Sun Quan actually wants Luochen to come to Chaisang to see him.

Sun Quan’s letter bypassed Lu Su and sent someone directly to Jiang Xia, and then sent an order to Lu Su to meet Luo Chen. Lu Su was startled, and hurriedly came to the tent of the Central Army to Chai Sang to meet Sun Quan. When Lu Su read Sun Quan’s letter, he was shocked and heartbroken. With a trembling voice, he said, “My lord has already sent the letter?”

“Yes.” Sun Quan didn’t care.

Lu Su wanted to open his mouth to scold his mother, but he held back. With the combat effectiveness of the fallen army, Sun Quan despised the fallen army! The Luochen army has not had many wars in the south in recent years. The most recent one was Huang Zhong and the Guanzhong iron cavalry who strangled the Jingzhou cavalry led by Wen Pin and protected Liu Bei’s family in Xinye. The strength of his fighting skills caused a shock to the Jingzhou Cai Group, and he never dared to attack at will. And because it was separated by a river, Sun Quan didn’t feel it. And the rumors about the powerful artillery and wolf corps of the fallen army, Sun Quan even thought it was nonsense. In addition, the Wu army defeated the Cai army in the Chibi battle, and Sun Quan’s confidence was greatly boosted. There were also 300,000 troops in the area, which was naturally more than the fallen army. Therefore, Sun Quan dared to assume an aggressive attitude.

However, Lu Su was worried that if the heat angered Luochen, it would not be easy for Sun Quan.

“Cao Cao’s army of a million people is not afraid. Is Luo Chen’s army stronger than Cao Cao?” Sun Quan saw Lu Su’s horror. “Now that the war between Luochen and the Xiongnu has just ended, the main force needs to rest, and the north has Cao Cao’s restraint, so naturally it can’t go south. And just relying on Luochen’s army in the south, who will kill the deer, I don’t know. That Luochen will naturally have to be weighed.” It seemed reasonable to say this, but Lu Su was speechless, unable to answer.

What followed was an anxious wait. A few days later, Sun Quan received a reply from Luochen.

“…’ Hearing the death of General Zhou Yu, I was deeply grieved. Luochen will go to Jiangdong to express condolences. Regarding Jingzhou, Luochen has been dealing with wars in the north all the year round, and he didn’t know about it. ”

When Lu Su got this letter, he was quite surprised. This Luo Chen was not angry at all, and he even promised to come to Soochow in person. The main reason he came to Soochow was to “condolence to General Zhou Yu”. As for the Jingzhou site, he didn’t seem to care at all, he just said that he would coordinate with Sun Quan. Sun Quan was overjoyed when he saw the letter, and he became more confident in his (Wang Nuozhao) judgment. Fallen dust is in the southeast, it is impossible to fight.

Luochen didn’t plan to fight Sun Quan in the southeast first. Although Sun Quan’s letter was arrogant, it was also in line with his intentions. First, stabilize the Southeast through negotiations. Now the weather in the north is freezing cold, and the army has just gone through a major war, so it needs to rest. But the part can start fighting. So Luochen’s plan was to stabilize the southeast first and start a war in some parts of the north. You can even mobilize the Wu army north to attack Cao Cao, making Cao Cao’s army suffer from enemies on both sides, making it even more uncomfortable.

Now that Cao’s army has been defeated, there is no possibility of joining forces with Wu’s army in the short term. This also means that Luo Chen is in a good position, he can join forces with anyone, and then gang up on the other. According to Luochen’s meaning, Cao Cao was a serious troublemaker and had to fight first. It is absolutely impossible to fight against Cao Cao and Sun Quan on both sides, so even if you are not happy, you have to talk to Sun Quan. .