Originally, Cao Cao was really happy to see Le Jin climbing to the top of Xiangyang City. As a result, Le Jin was defeated by the soldiers of Liangzhou in a few seconds, which made Cao Cao worried. After much of the time, Le Jin was both a general and was the most suitable general to lead troops to attack the city. If something happened to him, it would be a big blow to him.

As a result, after Le Jin was repelled, he shouted at the bottom of the city and Zang Ba. Cao Cao thought to himself, Wen Qian, you are no match for others. Can Cao Cao not know? Le Jin is okay to lead troops to attack the city and fight, but he is indeed a little short of quarrels and quarrels.

So Cao Cao quickly made a quick decision and directly asked the soldiers to call the gold and withdraw their troops again.

For Cao Cao, it is impossible not to retreat. Xiangyang would rather not be allowed to be liquor than to lose. This is certain. Although Xiangyang is indeed very important to Cao Cao, liquor is actually more important, so it can only be like this, nothing else.

After all, Cao Cao was fighting in Xiangyang, but Xiangyang was not so easy to take it. Liangzhou army was not Jingzhou army, and Zang Ba and Liao Hua were naturally not ordinary people. However, the importance of Xiangyang to Cao Cao was self-evident, so he knew that no matter what the situation was, he had to make his side have to take Xiangyang, thinking that this place was very important and important.

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But that day and night, Liu Bei led his troops to the prefect of Wuling County. It was just to capture Cai Mao alive. It would be even better if he could capture Liu Cong. However, Liu Bei could not say that he would capture Liu Cong. He had never said this. After all, Liu Cong was the nominal lord of Jingzhou. Don’t worry about Liu Biao’s will forged by Cai Mao in the end. Anyway, everyone in Jingzhou basically recognizes him, Liu Cong, and that is enough.

As for Liu Bei, except for his reputation, he was pretty good. Others, with few soldiers and few generals. To be honest, it was really nothing. But Liu Bei was not so arrogant. Especially after getting Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang, he felt that he should be the time to make a comeback. If Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng died, wouldn’t his chance come? It’s just a pity. It’s not just his own chance. Just look at how many people in Jingzhou have come now, and you will know how many people in the world are coveting Jingzhou.

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Liu Bei had received a letter from Taishi Ci, saying that Xiangyang was occupied by Ma Chao's Liangzhou army. Liu Bei was indeed a little distressed. But to be honest, he really didn't expect Xiangyang to be able to maintain it. This is true. First of all, let's talk about the geographical location of Xiangyang, which is destined. It is a place where military strategists must fight for and cannot run away.

Located in the northwest of Nanjun. It is close to Nanyang County. It can be said that you can just take a step north to Nanyang. So such an important place is that it is Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi Liangzhou Army or Cao Cao and Mengde Yanzhou Army. Liu Bei really doesn't think that Taishi Ci can always defend Xiangyang. After all, who are Ma Chao and Cao Cao? Taishi Ci is not an opponent. Not to mention him, he may not be his opponents now.

So to be honest, although Liu Bei was indeed not what he said he wanted to see, he had to say that this was what he expected and was not beyond his expectations.

In the end, he wrote a letter from Taishi Ci and sent a letter to Wei Yan and Liu Qi. The contents of the letter were almost the same. Regarding Taishi Ci, Liu Bei's meaning was very simple, that is, the loss of Xiangyang is not about you, so it doesn't matter. As long as Ziyi is fine, it doesn't matter how much Xiangyang is lost. Later, he specifically instructed Taishi Ci to be in Jiangling for the time being and be sure to protect Jiangling City, but the enemy occupied it.

The letter to Wei Yan is also very simple, which is to let Wei Yan hold on to the city and be sure to defend Jiangling. It is clear that he is very relieved to let Wei Yan be the guard general and believes that he can do it well.

Finally, when he wrote to his nephew Liu Qi, Liu Bei first said Sun Ce a few words, and then asked Liu Qi to help defend the city. And Liu Bei made it clear that although Jiangling is occupied by him now, this is true, but after all, Jingzhou is his place for brother Jingsheng, so he is also a relative of the Han Dynasty and has an obligation not to allow Jingzhou to be occupied by Cai Mao, Sun Ce, Ma Chao and Cao Cao, and he is unwilling to do so.

As for your nephew, as long as you help protect Jiangling, you will be as restless as you uncle.

I have to say that Liu Bei's ability is not a hype. When the three of them received his handwritten letter, they had an idea in their minds, that is, they must defend Jiangling and not be taken by the enemy. This enemy army is not just Ma Chao's Liangzhou army, but all the other princes.

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At this time, Liu Bei led his troops to the Wuling Prefect's Mansion. However, after arriving at the Prefect's Mansion, he found that there were no one left. As for Cai Mao and Liu Cong, they naturally put oil under their feet and slipped away.

Liu Bei was sitting in the prefect's mansion at this time, thinking that Cai Mao was very cunning. He chased him and asked him to escape. Now he blocked him twice, but he also let him escape, and he took someone away. Although Liu Bei did not think that he was better than his escape, it was actually good that Cai Mao could do this. Anyway, in Liu Bei's eyes, isn't that the case?

Liu Bei ordered, "Zhongye, I'll order you to lead 3,000 troops to pursue Cai Mao and others with all your might, and there must be no mistakes!"

"promise!"

Although Wen Pin also felt that Cai Mao and the others could not catch up, since his lord said so, of course he had to ignore him and had to do his best. For Wen Pin, of course, he also hoped to capture Cai Mao alive and had a holiday with him, and he really didn't want to forgive him easily. But he also knew that his lord should also understand that Cai Mao could not catch up, so he still asked himself to go, because there should be such a hint of luck.

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Wen Pin was just doing things, and he knew that it was better to do it sooner than later, so he immediately led his troops away.

Liu Bei looked at Wen Pin's back as he left. He thought to himself that Zhong Ye's departure was probably in vain. And he didn't know where they were going. However, there was still a glimmer of hope. Anyway, there was hope. It was always better than no hope. Isn't it?

For Liu Bei, this is the case. If you don’t go, then there is no hope. If you go, there will be a trace of it.

Not long after, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao also came. They had just finished the battle. After all, when their army had entered Linyuan City, how long could the soldiers of Jingzhou have resisted? It was not that they underestimated them. Once they entered the city, they were indeed not the same.

The two met Liu Bei in the prefect's mansion, and they said in unison: "Lord!"

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this, "Thank you two, thank you for your hard work, hurry up and sit down!"

"Thank you lord!"

In response to this, Liu Bei nodded with a smile and said nothing.

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After the two of them sat down, Zhou Cang briefly reported to his lord about the war tonight, while Liu Bei was listening carefully.

After Zhou Cang finished speaking, the soldiers who had cleaned the battlefield also came and reported to Liu Bei about the casualties of his and Jingzhou troops, as well as the prisoners, etc.

Liu Bei nodded while the soldiers retreated, and another soldier came to report that there were several people outside the door who had been waiting for a long time.

Liu Bei smiled and of course he knew that these people were officials of Wuling County, and were considered well-known officials. It was naturally impossible for Cai Mao to take them with him when he ran away. Not to mention that they were not Cai Mao’s confidants at all, even if they were confidants, Cai Mao might give up directly, let alone them.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Please come in!"

"promise!"

The soldiers took the order and left, and within a while, a few of them entered the house.

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Several people were busy presenting to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei also said a few words of politeness. Although his status is not comparable to these people, to be honest, Wuling County, especially Linxiang City, which has just been captured, the stability and stability of this city really depends on them, and their help is indispensable. After all, as the saying goes, it is called "a strong dragon does not suppress the local snake." Of course, this is not a proper way to use it here, but the meaning is still correct. Although his strong dragon is stronger than a local snake, in many places, he actually has to rely on others. Can he not know this, a hero Liu Bei?

After a few people sat down, they immediately flattered Liu Bei. Liu Bei had seen this a lot, and he was much more immune.

When everyone saw that the new man, Ren Zheng, didn't have much feelings about flattering, so they could only change their strategies.

Everyone knew that Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were the uncle of the Han Dynasty, the authentic Han clan relative, just like his former lord, Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng. So they also knew what their new lord was willing to listen to.

As a result, the few people started to talk about how to serve the Han Dynasty, be loyal, restore the Han Dynasty, and strengthen my country. It’s really true that Liu Bei finally smiled after hearing these words, which made the few people feel relieved. He thought that if he had known this, he would have said this long ago, and it would have been too late now.

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Liu Bei naturally knew what everyone meant. Although these people were all old people in the officialdom, for Ma Chao, he knew that he might be inferior to these people in some places, but for Liu Bei, he was much better than these people. Who is Liu Bei, he is definitely not comparable to those people.

However, since they were repaid and had to give them face, Liu Bei did not touch their official position, so who should do what? He would continue. However, Linyuan has changed its flag, no longer the Jingzhou Army, but the territory of Liu Bei Army. Naturally, the few people dared not have any opinions. As for the new lord who still used them, they all understood what was going on. As for those who were foolish with Liu Bei, no one dared to go.

They are all old people. Smart people can tell that their new lord is definitely not a "fuel-saving lamp", so whoever dares to stroke the tiger's beard is no different from seeking death?

Several people quickly agreed to the promise, and then quickly prepared the notice of the list. Then they posted it. They just gave the list to calm the people so that the people could calm down. Everyone knew that it was not the Jingzhou army that was the decision of this place, and it was a change of people.

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After all, Liu Bei told a few people a few words, and then encouraged them, and then everyone said goodbye.

After the people here left, Wen Chou came with someone on his back. Wen Chou had originally come with Liu Bei. After all, he was the most skilled martial arts person in Liu Bei's army, so he was usually responsible for protecting his lord if he had nothing to do.

However, after Liu Bei led his troops into Linyuan City, he immediately asked Wen Chou to go to the place where Huo Jun was imprisoned and rescued Huo Jun. To be honest, he was also a little scared, afraid that Cai Mao would take the risk. If he killed Huo Jun before leaving, his subordinates would lose a talent.

But it's better, that is, when Wen Chou learned about the place where Huo Jun was imprisoned from a centurion of the Jingzhou Army, he arrived there and found that Huo Jun was fine, not dead, but was injured. It can be seen that Cai Mao forced him to provide for punishment. Fortunately, Wen Chou thought that if Huo Jun and Huo Zhongmiao really died, his lord might be so sad and crying. After all, his lord loves talents, no one knows his subordinates, so this matter is really impossible.

After seeing Huo Jun, Wen Chou rescued him, and then came to the prefect's mansion to meet his lord.

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When Liu Bei saw that Wen Chou had returned, he was still carrying someone on his back. He thought it must be Huo Jun.

Liu Bei quickly stood up and said, "This is Huo Jun and Huo Zhongmiao on his back?"

Wen Chou grinned, "What the lord said is good, what a guy is really!"

Liu Bei asked Wen Chou to put Huo Jun on the couch, and then he quickly ordered the soldiers to invite the doctor. Finally, he asked, "What's going on with Huo Zhongmiao?"

Wen Zhao heard this and shook his head, and then told his lord everything he knew.

After hearing Wen Chou's words, Liu Bei sighed, "If our army had not used a strategy to earn Cai Mao and him, how could Huo Zhongmiao be like this?"

Everyone didn't say anything, was it the original? There were enemies on the battlefield, "Either you die, or I die", so what's wrong with using a trick? But everyone didn't expect that Cai Mao was tortured and asked him, but the person was injured. At this time, it seemed that the person was serious? Otherwise, why was he unconscious?

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In fact, everyone really doesn't know that Huo Jun's injury is serious. Although he is injured, it's not that serious. As for why Huo Jun insists on doing this, it's still because of face.

Although Liu Bei's side used calculations to plot him, to be honest, Huo Jun had never blamed Liu Bei. After all, this trick was not unilateral. If Cai Mao believed in him, then any trick Liu Bei's side used would be futile. And this would be the case on the battlefield, otherwise why would he fight?

Although Huo Jun never blamed Liu Bei and the others, to be honest, because he was still the garrison of Linyuan City two days ago, he became a prisoner and now he has become a prisoner. Therefore, Huo Jun still felt a little embarrassed about the change of his identity in front of Liu Bei and the others. As for people, there are a few who don’t care about their own face at all, at least Huo Jun must not be able to do that.

In fact, Liu Bei had already seen Huo Jun's problem and knew that he was pretending. After all, Liu Bei had such rich experience. His average disguise was really useless in front of him. So he actually said those words to Huo Jun. He knew in his heart that if Huo Zhongmiao wanted to rely on him, he had to impress him with his sincerity, otherwise nothing would be useless. Liu Bei naturally believed that with Huo Jun's ability, he would be valued wherever he went.

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At this time, the soldiers had already invited a doctor, and the doctor first greeted Liu Bei. Liu Bei nodded, "Sir, please see General Zhong Miao!"

The doctor walked towards Huo Jun without saying a word and started to treat him. After a while, Huo Jun woke up. Of course, this was also what he did on purpose. Others didn't know much, but he and Liu Bei were both clear.

The doctor prescribed two prescriptions and handed them to the soldiers, and then said to Liu Bei, "Just take medicine according to the prescription. Just apply the lower ones externally on time, and it will take less than two days. The general's injuries will be healed!"

Liu Bei thanked him quickly, and the doctor waved his hand quickly, and then Liu Bei asked the soldiers to send the doctor away.

After the doctor left, Huo Jun said, "I am here..."

Huo Jun wanted to say, where am I? Although he had known for a long time that he was in the prefect's house, he could not act in the full set of acting, so he must continue to act, otherwise it would be a mistake.

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When Liu Bei heard this, he quickly walked over with a smile, but he thought to himself, Huo Jun is awake, but it is not the time to wake up. If you want to say a few good things later, then why don’t you worry about Huo Jun and Huo Zhongmiao’s failure to surrender to our army! But, alas, it’s a pity, Liu Bei felt that his plan failed, and he really felt a little regretful.

By the side of the bed, Liu Bei said to Huo Jun: "General Zhong Miao finally woke up. That's good, that's good! This is the prefect's mansion, so don't worry, the general!"

When Huo Jun heard this, he nodded, "Duke Xuande, thank you!"

Liu Bei laughed, "Hahaha! Why is General Zhong Miao so polite? I have to say that the general is inseparable from Bei when he falls into such a situation! If he knew that General was like this, Bei would never do so!"

Seeing Liu Bei's firm tone and tough attitude, Huo Jun actually believed his words. In fact, let alone Huo Jun, even Liu Bei himself almost believed his words. Liu Bei said in his heart that if he didn't believe in lies, then don't say it, but he is still fine, not to say it.

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To be honest, Huo Jun pretended to be unconscious at this time. After hearing Liu Bei's words and then hearing what Liu Bei said, he was really moved. But in this way, he wanted him to surrender to Liu Bei easily and worship his lord. This is obviously not enough. No matter what Huo Jun said, he was a talented person. Although he didn't think he had much ability, he never admired anyone in defending the city.

In Huo Jun's opinion, if Liu Bei had not used the trick to make Cai Mao, who was like a stake, fall into the trap, he would never have been like this. Then Linyuan City would not have been compromised tonight at least, but, alas, it's a pity.

At this time, Huo Jun was looking at Liu Bei, not knowing what he should say.

On the contrary, Liu Bei spoke first, "General Zhong Miao, please rest here with peace of mind. Bei will never let anyone disturb you!"
To be continued...