After discussing with Jia Xu and Xun You, Liu Zhang went to Sun Xiaomei's residence in Changle Palace.
Standing at the door, feeling extremely embarrassed.
In the past few months, Liu Zhang had been vowing to Sun Xiaomei that he would conquer Jingzhou and march eastward to Yangzhou in the near future.
As a result, the news of today's tragic defeat came, which was a complete slap in the face.
Let alone this year, whether we can set foot in Jiangdong in the next few years is a question mark.
"drunk..."
Liu Zhang shook his head helplessly and pushed the door open.
"King Qin!"
When Sun Xiaomei saw Liu Zhang coming, she immediately stood up to greet him.
Then his face turned red.
"Prince Qin, can't you just calm down for a while in broad daylight..."
Since having love between a man and a woman, Sun Xiaomei has felt both pain and happiness.
"Um...Xiangxiang, you misunderstood."
Sun Xiaomei rolled her eyes at Liu Zhang, not believing his words at all.
After all, there have been many lessons learned before.
Liu Zhang pulled Sun Xiaomei to sit down.
"Xiangxiang..."
Before she finished speaking, Sun Xiaomei blushed and begged for mercy.
"Qin...King Qin, don't...don't stay here..."
"No, you really misunderstood. I have something to tell you."
Liu Zhang had a dark look on his face and couldn't figure out how he ended up with this character.
Sun Xiaomei looked at Liu Zhang suspiciously.
"Yeah?"
"Why..."
Liu Zhang nodded helplessly, poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
"The Eastern Army's battle in Jingzhou was not going well, and the entire army has now returned to its base. This time it conquered Jingzhou, and it was considered a defeat."
"this..."
Sun Xiaomei was stunned.
Even Jingzhou was not captured. Doesn't that mean that Yangzhou is safer?
But when I think about the defeat of the Qin army, I can't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
Liu Zhang understood Sun Xiaomei's dilemma and did not blame her.
"Xiangxiang, it seems that your return to your homeland will have to be postponed for a few more years."
"King Qin, Chang'an is very good. I am happier here than in Jiangdong."
For Sun Xiaomei, perhaps maintaining the status quo is what she hopes to see most.
On the one hand, he could stay with Liu Zhang, and on the other hand, he could protect the Sun family from the flames of war.
"Xiangxiang, you are so considerate..."
With that said, Liu Zhang pulled Sun Xiaomei down into his arms.
As expected by Sun Xiaomei, Liu Zhang would be in trouble.
"Hey, King Qin, you...well..."
Seeing that Liu Zhang started to dishonestly touch him again, Sun Xiaomei was about to refuse.
As a result, his lips had already been blocked by Liu Zhang's mouth.
After a while, Sun Xiaomei gave up her resistance and allowed Liu Zhang to do whatever he wanted.
Not long after, there were bursts of gasping sounds in the house.
Extremely ambiguous.
. . .
Jingzhou Nanjun, Jiangling City.
In the palace of Prince Chu, a grand celebration banquet was taking place.
This was not only the first time Liu Bei defeated the Qin army head-on, but also the first time the entire world defeated the Qin army!
Whether it is for Liu Bei personally or for the entire force, it has a very strong commemorative significance.
What's more, a lot of food and baggage was seized this time, enough to hold countless banquets.
Liu Bei personally presided over it, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang and others were all present.
After thirty or fifty rounds of drinking, everyone's face turned red from drinking.
Liu Bei became so emotional that he began to cover his face and cry bitterly.
She cried hoarsely, with snot and tears covering her face.
The ministers under his command were confused and stopped what they were doing.
Zhang Fei was confused and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Brother, today is a happy day, why are you crying?"
Liu Bei covered his face and glared at Zhang Fei with displeasure.
Now he is the King of Chu. Only Guan and Zhang don't call him King of Chu.
"Hey, Gu... I am crying with joy!"
"I thought that Lai Gu and Liu Zhang started the Yellow Turban Rebellion together. As a result, Liu Zhang was victorious in many battles, but Gu was defeated in many battles! Where is the justice of heaven?"
In one sentence, everyone was dumbfounded.
What's the matter with Guan Tianli's defeat?
But no one dared to offend Liu Bei, so he had to listen silently.
"Today, Gu finally severely damaged the Qin army, making Liu Zhang's thieves dare not look at Jingzhou, and finally unleashed the evil spirit that has lasted decades!"
"I'm so happy! These are tears of joy!"
With that said, Liu Bei raised his wine glass and saluted everyone.
"Come, let's drink and celebrate with you!"
"King Chu, please!"
"Brother please!"
Liu Bei glanced at Guan and Zhang before finishing the drink in one gulp.
This big brother shouting really made Liu Bei awkward.
Everyone else calls him King Chu, but you are the only one who calls me brother?
Liu Bei couldn't correct him personally, otherwise it would look like he was greedy for titles.
Countless times, Liu Bei clearly showed his dissatisfaction.
But Guan and Zhang were completely unmoved.
Liu Bei didn't know whether the two were really stupid or pretending to be stupid.
Forget it, I won a big victory today, don’t think about these unpleasant things!
Liu Bei put aside the matter of addressing him and turned to look at Zhuge Liang, the great hero sitting next to him.
Without Zhuge Liang, this victory would never have been possible.
"Military advisor, what should we do next?"
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly, with a trace of sadness between his brows.
At the whole party, he was the only one who didn't look excited.
"King Chu, the victory over the Qin army is certainly worthy of celebration, but we should not be too careless."
"We have been planning for so long, mobilized so much military power, and made extremely careful plans, but the results are far from what we imagined!"
According to Zhuge Liang's prediction, this battle would be able to annihilate at least half of the Eastern Army and take back all the cities east of Yufu.
I even thought about marching westward and attacking Yizhou!
Unfortunately, after all, I just thought about it.
"Don't forget, our army also lost more than 10,000 people!"
Qin has a population of tens of millions, and the loss of ten or twenty thousand people can be easily absorbed.
But what about Jingzhou?
At present, it is less than two million, and it has lost 10,000 people, but it is still strong, and it can be said that it is like a broken body!
In Zhuge Liang's view, exchanging 10,000 people for more than 10,000 people on the other side is not a great victory.
Zhang Fei looked at Zhuge Liang with some dissatisfaction.
"Military advisor, it's not that I, Zhang Fei, told you, you just think too much!"
"It's not enough to defeat the Qin army? There are so many people in the world, who can defeat the Qin army head-on?"
Guan Yu stroked his beard, full of approval.
"What the third brother said is absolutely true! This defeat of the Qin army has greatly boosted the morale of our army!"
"At the same time, it also prevents the princes of the world from underestimating us!"
Liu Bei saw that the atmosphere was cold and ignored Zhuge Liang.
Picked up the wine glass and faced everyone again.
"Everyone, let's have a drink together to celebrate!"
Zhuge Liang frowned and sighed in his heart.
A small victory that was achieved with great effort and energy has made everyone lose themselves.
What should we do next time there is a war?
Moreover, when the Qin army is used as the benchmark for combat strength, our own side has actually lost completely.
