Yuan Shu originally wanted to vent his anger on Lu Bu, but finally gave up due to insufficient military preparations.

Before Qin Yilu came to Shouchun to report his victory, the warlords Yang Feng and Han Xian were also defeated and surrendered.

Yang Feng and Han Xian originally controlled the emperor Liu Xie, but they were defeated by Cao Cao, and the emperor was also ushered to Xudu. They lost their territory and had to go south to rely on Yuan Shu.

At this point, Yuan Shu's strength reached its peak. His power covered most of Yangzhou, as well as some counties in Yuzhou and Xuzhou. His territory and military strength surpassed Yuan Shao's in Jizhou, ranking first among the princes at that time.

Qin Yilu brought the news that Lu Bu defeated Liu Bei, which made Yuan Shu blindly confident in the future, and finally decided to proclaim himself emperor in the first month of the following year.

Although it is winter, people feel refreshed when happy events occur.

Yuan Shu often held large banquets in the palace, drinking wine with Yang Feng, Han Xian and others to keep warm. Qin Yilu, as a representative of Lu Bu's side, had to attend as a non-voting guest to accompany him.

On the other hand, after Tang Wei's careful care, Long Xiang's injury gradually improved and he was able to move around.

Winter is often accompanied by frost, wind, rain and snow. Because the soldiers' clothes are thin, all battalions and units have stopped their daily training, and they all hide in the barracks to avoid the wind and cold.

Long Xiang did the opposite. He asked his soldiers to continue training in the winter and jog for half an hour before two meals a day.

As a project manager in his previous life, Long Xiang could use wages and performance as means to manage hundreds of workers.

Now I can only rely on the help of Feng Zhong, Tang Wei, and the prestige I have gradually accumulated.

In the front, there was a single cavalryman who retreated from Zhang Fei, and in the back, there was a single-handed army leader who took the responsibility.

In the hearts of Long Yuan's old men, Long Xiang's prestige has been successfully established, but prestige alone is not enough to run an army. A good general is one who can win battles.

Long Xiang felt that he was not as good as Guan Yu, Zhang Liao and other famous generals, so he decisively chose other routes, took his people out of the battlefield safely, and then waited for Yuan Shu's defeat before going to Hefei.

In the first half of the year, he followed Qiao Rui on the expedition. The battle with Liu Bei was a tailwind situation. What if he encounters a headwind situation in the future? This is a problem that Long Xiang has been troubled by.

I finally decided to start with physical fitness and the most basic physical training.

Long Xiang asked the soldiers to practice running in the morning and evening, which not only allowed the body to generate heat to resist the cold, but also allowed the soldiers to maintain a training state.

In the future, even if you are running for your life on the battlefield, you will have to run faster if you practice regularly.

One dusk in winter, Tang Wei led his team back from a late run. Long Xiang stood outside the camp waiting for the points to be counted. Suddenly there was a burst of teasing from beside him.

"Long Sima, is the stick injury healed?"

"Long Sima, are you still training troops?"

"Look, if you train so diligently, you won't be able to become a school captain in the future?"

"What's a captain? He's headed for the general."

"What is a heavy-numbered general?"

"Don't you understand? The newly defected General Yang is General Yang. He is a general of chariots and cavalry."

...

The comrades in the outer camp deliberately mocked him because they thought Long Xiang was trying to perform and felt that winter training was meaningless.

"you..."

Tang Wei heard the harsh words and was unbearable. He raised his fists and was about to argue, but Long Xiang held down his wrist and stopped him.

"Forget it, Uncle Wei, let the brothers wash their hands. Dinner will be served soon."

"These common men have been here several times..." Tang Hui frowned in displeasure.

Long Xiang said with an open-minded smile: "Why worry so much? No matter how ugly it is, what does it matter? I can lose a piece of meat?"

Tang Hui glared angrily at the booing officers not far away. Seeing that Long Xiang didn't talk back as usual, they felt bored and went back to wait for dinner.

"That's true, but you have to be tough as a soldier. The tougher you are, the less likely you will suffer. These common men bully the weak and fear the strong."

"Being tough depends on who you are dealing with. If you are arrogant and tough to your own people, but you are weak in front of your enemies, you will still be a softie in the end."

Long Xiang became a veteran in the workplace in his previous life, so this regret is nothing at all.

"Yeah, that makes sense."

Not long after returning to the barracks, Tang Wei brought a bowl of hot porridge.

He handed it to Long Xiang and said, "Eat it while it's hot. If it's not enough, I'll add more."

Long Xiang asked curiously: "Can we add more food now? Our rations have been increased?"

"The people above eat meat and drink alcohol every day, so we can't let us go hungry. After winter, there were too many people from the battalion shouting and saying we were hungry, so we issued some additional rations, but the amount was not too much, so you have to eat quickly.

That’s it, I’ll grab it later.”

Tang Wei pointed to the bowl held by Long Xiang.

Long Xiang shook his head gently: "I don't have much snacks at my age, so you don't have to help me grab them..."

"Why are you so small? Soon Yunqi will be seventeen, which is the time to grow, and you still have injuries on your back..."

Long Xiang took a sip from the bowl and said with a serious face: "We made a mistake after all, so don't worry about the few bites of food. When we get to the south in the future, are we still worried about being hungry?"

"Since Yunqi mentioned the south, when can we go?"

Tang Wei looked around and asked in a low voice.

Long Xiang solemnly said: "This matter cannot be urgent. We must first move all the family members away. When Yuan Shu becomes emperor next year, it will inevitably lead to attacks from all directions. We will have an opportunity soon."

"It's all up to you."

Tang Wei nodded and asked: "But Huainan's troops are well-prepared, plus Yang Feng and Han Siam have come to defect, and they have married and formed an alliance with Lu Bu. Their strength can be said to be the first among the princes. Will Yuan Shu really fail in the end?"

Long Xiang's face was serious: "Don't just take everything at face value. Did Uncle Hui forget about the Battle of Kuangting? More troops may not be omnipotent. Didn't Ji Ling come back in despair? And Lu Bu can't be relied on..."

"Kuang Ting...I will never forget it."

Tang Wei frowned and continued to ask: "It is said that Lu Bu's envoy Qin Yilu had a banquet with General Qiao and others every day. Lu Bu also knew that Yuan Shu would proclaim himself emperor. Since he and Yuan Shu are related, they will definitely advance and retreat together in the future. How could this happen?

Is it unreliable?"

"There are no absolutes in the world. Lu Bu or Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo's adopted son, what will be the final outcome?"

"I almost forgot..."

"We don't need to make blind guesses and leave the outcome to time. By the way, that Qin Yilu is very familiar. Who is this?"

Tang Hui heard this and explained with a smile: "Yunqi has heard of him too? I heard from brothers from other camps that this man is a homesick and weak man. It is said that he used his wife and children as an excuse to ask Yuan Shu for help many times.

Return to Xiapi, what do you think the result will be?"

"how?"

"Yuan Shu once deliberately got angry when he was drunk and promised him a daughter from the Liu clan. Qin Yilu actually gave in. I don't know if he was really weak or just wanted to climb up the Liu clan's high branches. Yuan Shu had to stand on his own.

Proclaimed emperor..."

Long Xiang was excited when he heard this, and immediately thought of who Qin Yilu was.

The man from the Three Kingdoms with the prairie above his head couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. How could he find a beautiful wife to keep her when his own strength was insufficient?

It was like this during the Three Kingdoms period, and it will still be like this in the future world.

Long Xiang spent the cold years of winter running in the morning and evening. By the end of the year, the injury on his back had healed.

In the first month of the second year of Jian'an (197), Yuan Shu worshiped heaven and earth with the emperor's rites on the outskirts of Shouchun, changed the prefect of Jiujiang to Huainan Yin, appointed a hundred officials, officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, calling himself "Zhongjia".
Chapter completed!