Liu Biao's army on the north and southeastern sides of the county retreated and joined the army in the west and retreated for several miles. After confirming that Liu Biao's army was not treacherous and tricked, Guo Jia ordered his subordinates to lead his army out of the city, but he still told the soldiers that as long as Liu Biao's army had abnormal movements, the whole army would fight. It was not that Guo Jia believed but Liu Biao, but that Guo Jia did not believe Liu Biao at all. The so-called soldiers were never tired of fraud. Who could guarantee whether Liu Biao wanted to let Guo Jia put down his guard by using peace talks as a guise?

The weather was clear and the weather was refreshing. Last night, a heavy rain made the road muddy. Guo Jia led his army out of the county by the fiery red flame horse. After the army gathered completely outside the county town, it formed a confrontation with the Jingzhou army one mile away.

On both sides, there were guards of Xu Chu Dianwei and Zhang Yan and Zhou Tai. Guo Jia led his horse out and went out. A hundred meters behind him was the Taiping Army. A few hundred meters away from him was the Jingzhou Army.

"Envoy Liu, can you come forward to meet me? So that I can make this trip worthwhile!"

After a big defeat, Guo Jia is about to return to Yizhou. At least he has to meet Liu Jingsheng, the leader of Jingzhou. To put it as a joke, even if Guo Jia returns to Yizhou to curse Liu Biao day and night, he must have the image of Liu Biao in his mind.

On the Jingzhou Army, Liu was calm and led him out of the line, and he also rode his horse forward for a hundred meters, looking at Guo Jia half a mile away.

Liu Biao said righteously to Guo Jia: "Guo Jia, Liu Biao is here. Today your defeat in Jingzhou is caused by the way of heaven, but the war is a weapon. The saint had no choice but to use it. I don't want to see the people of Jingzhou suffering from war. Today I will let you go. I hope you can do it yourself and return to the lost path. A man with a seven-foot body is the right way to benefit the people."

Hearing Liu Biao's arrogant words, Guo Jia chuckled and said to himself indifferently: "Does of heaven? Is my defeat caused by the law of heaven or my desperate situation?"

Looking at him again, Guo Jia smiled softly. Although he and Liu Biao met with enemies, there was no need to be jealous. If the courageous Lu Bu and the impulsive and irritable Sun Ce were in their current position, there was probably no possibility of peace talks.

There is a saying that war is a continuation of politics. Liu Biao is known as the eight horses of the world. He is a scholar. If he can go to the battlefield, he does not mean that he is a reckless general. The political interests are still the foundation of his pursuit. Guo Jia invaded Jingzhou and shakes his foundation for ruling Jingzhou. This naturally requires the defense of the entire territory. However, Guo Jia is no longer able to attack Jingzhou again. He fought with Guo Jia to the end. It is not good or harmful to himself. Why bother to do it?

Guo Jia, who has become the ruler of Yizhou, is also a politician. He weighs the gains and losses from the overall situation, so he will not fight with Liu Biao. He is passionate and loyal, which is a war demand, not a political demand.

Scandaling the military generals and advisers beside Liu Biao, Guo Jia said loudly: "Envoy Liu, can you recommend the heroes around you to me? After all, I, Guo Jia, understand which heroes were defeated today."

Liu Biao naturally would not miss this opportunity to show off. Although Guo Jia's spirit and demeanor do not look like a loser at this moment, Liu Biao's indeed calmly caused Guo Jia to lose more than 20,000 troops.

After trying to control his expression, Liu Biao raised his head slightly and looked at Guo Jia calmly.

Kuai Yue, who had met Guo Jia, took the lead in leaving the list at this time and bowed to Guo Jia, "Kuai Yue, Jingzhou."

On the other side, two arrogant generals also left the list. Cai Mao and Huang Zu casually clasped their fists with contemptuous smiles on the corners of their mouths and reported to their homes.

"Cai Mao."

"Huang Zu."

This arrogant attitude made the four generals beside Guo Jia grit their teeth, but Guo Jia smiled and didn't care. He looked over Liu Biao and found that there was a horse in front of the army behind Liu Biao. He vaguely saw a young man riding on a horse. He wondered, whose child is this? I don't want to die?

"Eunuch Liu, who is that young man?"

Liu Biao was surprised by Guo Jia's eyesight, but he still asked Kuai Yue to introduce Pang Tong to Guo Jia.

"That is the nephew of Pang Degong, a famous scholar in Jingxiang, Pang Tong."

Why is he here?

Guo Jia was shocked, but he also put away his underestimation. Guo Jia didn't know who the defeated county was planned, but Pang Tong, an irrelevant person, could appear in the Jingzhou military formation, and he would have made more or less some contributions.

"Hahaha, the phoenix chick spread its wings, I, Guo Jia, laughed at her for underestimating the heroes of the world, and I am also arrogant."

After talking to himself, Guo Jia turned his head to the four generals beside him and said, "Did you see it? There are all heroes in the world. This time, the defeat of Jingzhou, we returned in a defeat, and we must remember it in our hearts. After returning, we must learn from the pain. In the future, we must always imprint the simple truth of knowing ourselves and knowing our enemy and not defeating each other in our hearts. Liu Yan of Yizhou is not worth mentioning, and it is already a dry bone in the tomb. We cannot regard everyone in the world as Liu Yan. It is not a one-day achievement. There are countless heroes who have a chance to compete with each other. If we look at the leopard and underestimate the enemy's carelessness, tomorrow's you and I will be Liu Yan of yesterday."

Zhang Yan, Zhou Tai, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei Si nodded solemnly, and always remembered Guo Jia's words in his heart.

Seeking truth from facts. After the Taiping Army attacked Yizhou, the military management was as strict as ever and did not dare to slack off. However, the arrogance and arrogance in the hearts of the generals had already grown. In fact, the generals believed that it was smooth sailing and no one took Jingzhou seriously. They even believed that it was not impossible for Guo Jia to directly take Yangzhou after he defeated Jingzhou. After unifying the south, he then led his troops to the north. They really didn't take those princes seriously.

As the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou, Guo Jia was indebted to blame. Underestimating the enemy's carelessness was the fundamental reason, but none of the generals under his command were alert before the crisis. This shows that the Taiping Army, from the commander to the general, had been blinded by the victory in Yizhou.

"Envoy Liu, thank you for your advice in Jingzhou. The green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow forever. If you have the fate in the future, I will come to ask you for advice again. Jia thanked the envoy for showing mercy and led the army back."

Although Kuai Yue asked Guo Jia to promise that he would never invade Jingzhou again when discussing peace, Liu Biao and Guo Jia would not keep that hypocritical agreement in mind. Guo Jia was arrogant and came to Jingzhou for advice in the future. What would happen to Liu Biao after hearing this? Will he kill now? If he had 100,000 soldiers, Guo Jia would be dead.

Strength is the strongest binding force to maintain the agreement.

If Liu Biao wants Guo Jia to never invade Jingzhou, then accumulate strength. If the troops are strong and invincible, Guo Jia will have to consider it if he wants to attack.

Looking at Guo Jia's back as he led his army to leave, Liu Biao sighed: "I don't know if it's a blessing or a disaster if I let this thief go today."

Kuai Yue, who was standing aside, smiled faintly and said, "Lord, Guo Jia's return in Jingzhou will inevitably affect his prestige in Yizhou. The gentry and wealthy families in Yizhou may take this opportunity to overthrow him. At present, under the rule of the lord, only Nanyang Yuan Shu can be regarded as a great enemy, so it is better to be on guard as soon as possible."

The joy of repelling Guo Jia suddenly dissipated invisible. Liu Biao was in a heavy mood to lead his army back to Xiangyang, leaving only Kuai Yue to recover.

With ambitions coming, the soldiers and generals returned, the Taiping Army led by Guo Jia seemed to be depressed on the way back, and the frustration and frustration were written on the faces of every soldier.

When passing by the river, Guo Jia ordered the entire army to stop and asked the soldiers to send clean water to clean the filth and blood on the armor.

Guo Jia knew very well that he could not return to Yizhou with a group of defeated soldiers and defeated generals, and he had to rekindle his morale.

He called Zhou Tai, Guo Jia washed his face by the river, took the clean cloth from Zhou Tai's hand and wiped his face. Guo Jia said: "Tell the soldiers that those who go to war with me this time will be rewarded with one year of food and salary after they go back. In addition to normal pensions, the fallen people will be rewarded with another two years of food and salary to their families. Those who are seriously injured and cannot join the army will be rewarded with another one year of food and salary. Those who are slightly injured and need to recuperate will be rewarded with another half year of food and salary.”

There are many ways to boost morale. Telling them big principles and inspiring people is a way to encourage them. However, when they were defeated, Guo Jia could only use rewards to inspire morale that fell to the bottom. On the one hand, it was to appease, and on the other hand, it was to let the soldiers continue to be loyal to him.

At least he should act like a gesture that Guo Jia would not treat them badly regardless of victory or defeat. Only such a coach can have the motivation to let the soldiers follow him to the death. As for the ideals of life, empty words such as peace in the world may not be understood by the soldiers who are ignorant of the people. Real money and silver are real benefits.

After Zhou Tai received the order, he went to convey to the soldiers of various departments. Guo Jia sat alone by the river to rest, with gurgling water and blue sky and white clouds. Guo Jia was stunned and in a daze.

Caused by the way of heaven?

Although Liu Biao's words of heaven were exaggerated and deliberately attacked Guo Jia, it is not unreasonable for Guo Jia to come now.

What is the way of heaven? Guo Jia doesn't understand, but after the defeat, he deeply understood that his previous thoughts were naive.

He was a rebel who was unwilling tolerated by the princes. He was full of condemnation everywhere he went. It was nothing wrong for him to gather people's hearts by letting the soldiers treat the people well, but he was too impatient. Even Yizhou, his base camp, the people have not yet truly felt his favor, so how can they start to let the people from other places support him?

Liu Biao in Jingzhou has risen, and it is difficult to reach the sky if he wants to dominate Jingzhou. Liu Biao is now in his forties, but he is in his prime and strong age. Within ten years, it is probably difficult to shake his rule in Jingzhou. As for Liu Biao in his later years, he was playing with the hands of the Jingxiang clan, especially his powerful general Cai Mao, who supported Liu Cong's faction, which was even more undermined by Liu Biao. It was at that time that Jingzhou might have an opportunity to take advantage of it. When Liu Biao was there, the princes who coveted Jingzhou did not get any advantage.

From now on, Liu Biao was very afraid and wary of Yizhou. In history, Yizhou was ruled by Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang. At that time, Liu Zhang was secretly weak and a relative of the Han Dynasty. He was a family with Liu Biao. Naturally, Liu Biao would not guard against Yizhou. But now Yizhou is Guo Jia in charge, so how could Liu Biao turn a blind eye?

Will Liu Biao attack Yizhou? Guo Jia dare not make arbitrarily. Even though Liu Biao was a conservative king, Guo Jia had a special status. Once Dong Zhuo died, Guo Jia became the second thief who could be punished by everyone.

The hidden dangers within Yizhou must be quickly eliminated, and Guo Jia must become the veritable ruler of Yizhou in a short time.
Chapter completed!