"Li Yan, Li Yan, where is the military advisor?" In the Jiangxia Navy's camp, Huo Jun's face was ashen as he asked Li Yan. This was because he woke up in the morning and found that the military advisor was missing.
"Zhong, where did the military advisor go? Don't you know?" Li Yan spread his hands and smiled bitterly at Huo Jun.
"The military advisor really went to the Jiangdong Navy's camp?" Huo Jun's eyes widened as he looked at Li Yan in disbelief.
"Yes." Li Yan nodded and could not help but sigh. Why did the military advisor have to do this? Other strategists would use the world as a chess piece for others, but the military advisor was different. He directly used himself as a chess piece and entered the game.
"Then why didn't you stop him?" Huo Jun angrily stared at Li Yan. They only heard the military advisor say that he wanted to enter the Jiangdong Navy's camp, but why didn't Li Yan stop the military advisor?
"Stop the military advisor? How? "Li Yan rolled his eyes." It's not like you don't know the military counselor's character. " Although Li Yan and Huo Jun were much older than Zhuge Liang, they were like obedient babies in front of Zhuge Liang. Generally, they would do what Zhuge Liang said.
"Sigh!" Huo Jun fiercely clenched his teeth. "Military Advisor, oh Military Advisor, why are you so muddle-headed?" The Jiangdong Navy's camp can be regarded as a dragon's nest and a tiger's den. It can be said that the Jiangdong Army has always wanted to get rid of the military advisor, but now the military advisor ran in alone. "No, I have to bring the military advisor back!" Huo Jun clenched his teeth and frowned. He was ready to pick up his sword and go to the Jiangdong Navy's camp.
"Huo Jun, come back!" Seeing Huo Jun's movements, Li Yan hurriedly went forward to stop him.
"You, Li Yan, will not save the military advisor, but I, Huo Jun, will save him. The military advisor has helped me and I cannot repay him! I can only protect the military advisor's safety. "Huo Jun coldly looked at Li Yan and said.
"Haha!" Li Yan was angered by Huo Jun's words and his face became sullen. "The military advisor has helped you, Huo Jun, but did he not help me? Could it be that I, Li Yan, am the heartless and unscrupulous person you speak of? "
"I didn't say that!" Huo Jun turned his head and said stubbornly to Li Yan.
"You didn't say that. That's what you meant! Let me tell you, Huo Jun, if you go, you will not be saving the military advisor. You will be harming the military advisor. "Li Yan pointed at Huo Jun's nose and almost scolded him. If Huo Jun ordered his troops to go to the Jiangdong Barracks, the Jiangdong Army might misunderstand and start fighting. Then, the Military Advisor would not be able to return. "You will be messing up the Military Advisor's plans!"
"Hmph, then tell me what to do!" Huo Jun stopped when he heard Li Yan's words, but he still snorted coldly at Li Yan, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Don't you know how resourceful the military advisor is?" Li Yan asked Huo Jun.
"Hmm?" In Huo Jun's heart, Zhuge Liang was basically omniscient and omnipotent. In ancient times, there were no idols. If there were idols, it would be Huo Jun's worship of Zhuge Liang.
Looking at Huo Jun's expression, Li Yan knew Huo Jun's thoughts about Zhuge Liang. "Since you think the military advisor is that kind of person, then is he wrong?" Li Yan continued. "The military advisor naturally has his own reasons for doing so."
"But there are so many people in Jiangdong!" Huo Jun was still worried.
"So what if there are so many people? After so many days, did Jiangdong get any benefits from us?" Li Yan said disdainfully. If it were not for the military advisor's request, how could Li Yan and Huo Jun lose a few rounds? Perhaps Wuchang would have already taken back Sanjiangkou because they were afraid of losing too much. Jiangdong was still benefiting from Wen Pin.
"But, but is the military advisor really worth it?" Huo Jun's face was tangled. Was that person really worth the military advisor risking his life for? Moreover, that person's life and death were still unknown.
"There is no such thing as worth it or not. A gentleman will die for his friends." In fact, Li Yan didn't understand either, but he still comforted Huo Jun. "Alright, Zhongque. Don't think so much. Just focus on completing the task left by the military counselor. This is the most we can do."
"I know!" Huo Jun nodded. No matter who the military advisor was, Huo Jun was determined to follow the military advisor to the end.
"What? The military advisor went to the Jiangdong Navy camp?" Wen Pin was shocked when he heard the news.
"Yes, General Wen. The military advisor said that in order to better cooperate with the Jiangdong Army to eliminate the Yangzhou Navy, he went to the Jiangdong Navy camp!" Li Yan explained to Wen Pin. After all, the military advisor Zhuge Liang's position in the army was very important.
Wen Pin was silent for a moment before he said, "Military advisor, you are truly loyal to your master! Wen Pin is ashamed! "Wen Pin's face flashed with shame.
"This, this, this!" Wen Pin's subordinates did not understand. Although the Jiangdong Army was an ally on the surface, they were actually enemies. Once the Yangzhou Navy was eliminated, they would immediately become enemies. But now, they went to the Jiangdong Navy camp to eliminate the Yangzhou Navy. This would allow the Jingzhou Army to cooperate with the Jiangdong Army to eliminate the Yangzhou Navy. This way, the two armies would be able to cooperate closely and minimize the losses of the Jingzhou Army.
One must know that before this, Wen Pin's army was still discussing the death of 6,000 to 7,000 soldiers. These were all Wen Pin's subordinates. There were only 15,000 soldiers in total, and more than half of them had died. The dead Lieutenants were still fine, nobody cared about them. However, the Lieutenants who were still alive couldn't do the same. Their subordinates had died, so they couldn't just leave Wen Pin as a commander without an army.
So one by one, they made a ruckus in front of Wen Pin and said bad things about Zhuge Liang. They said that Zhuge Liang deliberately transferred Wen Pin's troops so that he could use the Yangzhou Navy to eliminate Wen Pin's troops.
Some also said that if Zhuge Liang did not withdraw his troops, the Yangzhou Navy would have been taken down by them. If Zhuge Liang won the battle.
Wen Pin also had a belly full of anger. These 30,000 soldiers were Wen Pin's subordinates. After losing so many, Wen Pin was also very angry. He also had to wait for his Lord to be dissatisfied with him. It was the first battle and he lost like this. Wen Pin was also waiting for Liu Biao to reprimand him. He could not help but hesitate and be dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang. In addition to the chatter of his subordinates, Wen Pin was prepared to report to Zhuge Liang. He wondered if Zhuge Liang wanted his subordinates to fight to the death, and in the end, he replaced Zhuge Liang and took the position of General.
However, it was different now. Zhuge Liang actually went to the Jiangdong Navy. It was an extremely dangerous place. If he was not careful, he might not be able to return. Wen Pin honestly did not have the courage to go there.
"Did I blame him wrongly?" Wen Pin felt even more guilty.
"Reporting, reporting to the general. An envoy from Xiangyang wants to see the general." While Wen Pin was still hesitating, a guard came to report that an envoy was sent from Xiangyang.
"Xiangyang? My Lord? " Wen Pin froze for a moment. If the envoy was sent from Xiangyang, it meant that the battle in Huangzhou was already known by the Lord in Xiangyang. Wen Pin hesitated.
He didn't know if the messenger's arrival was a good thing or a bad thing. He was a little nervous because he, Wen Pin, had suffered a defeat this time and it was such a miserable one.
"General, what about this envoy?" The guard asked. After all, the envoy was sent from Xiangyang. It would not be good to leave him hanging.
"Men, let the envoy in!" Wen Pin thought for a moment and said to the guard.
"Yes!" Soon, the guard left. When he returned, there was a scholar beside him. "Where is Protector-General Wen Pin?"
"Wen Pin is here!" Wen Pin came down from the main seat and cupped his fist to the envoy.
"General Wen Pin is polite. This envoy came from Xiangyang to announce two things for General Wen Pin!" The envoy looked at Wen Pin and said.
"Sir Envoy, if the Lord ordered you to come, you could have just sent a letter. Why send you?" Wen Pin asked the envoy.
"It is because the matter is urgent, so the Lord sent me here!" The envoy smiled at Wen Pin because Wen Pin's official position was there. Protector-General was a surplus general, but in Jingzhou, he could be considered the third most important person in the army.
"The first is that Protector-General knows about the battle in Huangzhou!" The envoy said to Wen Pin.
When he heard this, Wen Pin's heart sank. He knew that he couldn't hide what happened in Huangzhou from his lord. This was because his troops were under his lord's command. How could he hide it? However, he didn't expect the messenger to come so quickly. Wen Pin had lost six to seven thousand men in the battle of Huangzhou, as well as more than twenty warships. On the other hand, the other side had lost a few dozen men in the battle of Huangzhou.
"Wen Pin knows that this battle is unfavorable. Please tell the Lord. However, the Lord can rest assured that Wen Pin will definitely flatten the Yangzhou Navy. I will not disgrace the reputation of the Jingzhou Navy." Wen Pin cupped his fist to the envoy and said.
"General Wen Pin, what are you saying?" The envoy shook his head. This caused Wen Pin's heart to sink even more.
Seeing the envoy like this, it seemed like he was going to denounce him. Also, he did not even touch the enemy's hair and was beaten to this state. Even Wen Pin himself felt bad. It was normal for the Lord to be angry. Wen Pin was not afraid of Liu Biao blaming him, but he was afraid that Liu Biao would implicate a lot of people. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and said, "Wen Pin knows his mistake. This is all Wen Pin's fault. Wen Pin did not command properly. If the Lord wants to denounce me, then take Wen Pin alone!" “
"General, you can't!" Wen Pin's group of captains saw that Wen Pin was taking the blame and immediately shouted, "It's not that the General did not command properly. It's that we did not execute the General's orders. If you want to arrest someone, then arrest us as well." Wen Pin still had a lot of prestige in the army. Therefore, when they heard Wen Pin's words, they immediately shouted. All of a sudden, they all knelt down. This made the envoy a little stunned.
"Nonsense. You still want to stay and help the Military Advisor suppress Yangzhou!" Wen Pin said angrily.
"The General is not here. We don't listen to anyone." The group of captains shouted. They were Wen Pin's subordinates and Liu Biao's subordinates.
"Hmph!" Looking at the scene in front of him, the only outsider, Li Yan, couldn't help but sneer in his heart. No wonder the military counselor wanted to transfer them out. This group of people was really untrained wolves. Since you want to follow your general so much, then follow him. It would be good to have your tombs on the Yangtze River.
"Generals, generals!" The envoy was a little anxious. He looked at the captains who wanted to beg for forgiveness and said helplessly, "Generals, I'm not here to arrest you and bring you back to Xiangyang."
"Not to arrest us and bring us back to Xiangyang? Could it be? That's impossible. " They thought of the worst idea. Could it be that the Lord wanted to execute General Wen Pin? It is no wonder that these officers would think this way. This is because the troops that were lost were Liu Biao's direct subordinates. Liu Biao had told Wen Pin about the loss of 15,000 soldiers and horses. Moreover, Jiangxia's army had suffered a lot of casualties in order to cover these 15,000 soldiers and horses.
Thinking that the Lord wanted to execute General Wen Pin, these captains looked at the envoy in a strange way. They were all used to killing on the battlefield. Killing intent was normal in the Four Books. How could this scholar, who had been studying sages in Xiangyang, stand this stare? His legs were already trembling. It was good that he did not run away.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" The envoy could only smile. However, these captains did not care about the misunderstanding. In the end, the envoy could only look at Wen Pin and said, "General Wen Pin, Milord, Milord, Milord did not send me to arrest General Wen Pin. He sent me to give you a reward!"
"Reward?" Wen Pin frowned. There should be a limit to your lies. Could it be that there was merit in winning the war?
"It's true, it's really a reward!" The envoy hurriedly explained. "If you don't believe me, come in, come in!" After saying that, the envoy went out for a while. There were two servants behind him. He had the two servants open the chest. Surprisingly, there was gold and silk in the chest.
"What's going on?" Wen Pin did not understand. When the envoy explained, he understood. He could not help but widen his eyes. It turned out that the Lord was comparing him to the Jiangdong Army's Jiang Qin. This meant that there was someone more miserable than Wen Pin. Therefore, not only was he not punished, he was rewarded. It made Liu Biao feel that the Jingzhou Navy was better than the Jiangdong Navy.
Wen Pin really wanted to thank Jiang Qin. He also wanted to thank someone, and that was Yi Ji.
Wen Pin pondered over this name. Wen Pin had never heard of this person before. However, this person actually spoke good words for Wen Pin. This made Wen Pin feel very strange. It must be known that the Lord did not punish him and even rewarded him. Wen Pin thought that after dealing with the Yangzhou Navy, he must pay this person a visit.
"Envoy, what is the other matter?" Wen Pin asked the envoy. The first matter was to reward him with the gold. Wen Pin wanted to leave it for the soldiers who died in battle.
"Oh, that's right! This is the second matter! " The envoy was stared at by Qiu Ba's murderous intent and forgot about the second matter.
"The second matter is that the Lord asked General Wen Pin to put aside the prejudices and cooperate with the Jiangdong Army. After that, General Wen Pin can act at his own discretion."
"Act at his own discretion?" Wen Pin understood the first part. To cooperate with the Jiangdong Army? In order to show his sincerity, the Military Advisor Zhuge Liang went to the Jiangdong Army's camp. If the two armies cooperate, there would not be a big problem. What does it mean to act at his own discretion?
"Haha, General, come closer!" The emissary said to Wen Pin. Wen Pin moved closer to the emissary and listened to the emissary's explanation. He immediately understood.
"You mean, this Jiang Xia?" Wen Pin asked.
"Haha, the Lord said that General Wen Pin can act at his own discretion. This Jiangdong is more anxious than us about the Yangzhou Navy! "The envoy said with a 'you know' expression and let Wen Pin think about it himself.
The envoy was sent away by Wen Pin. With the rewards, the originally low morale of Wen Pin's army began to rise. There were even bursts of laughter. In the end, Wen Pin was really a good general. He did not take any of the rewards from the Lord and gave them all to his soldiers. How many people like him could there be?
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