Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

Mi Fang proposed building cities and strengthening Jiangling and Changsha. In fact, it was not reinforcement, but the construction of a new city adjacent to the original old city.

Guan Lin suddenly recalled it.

If we follow the original trajectory of history, after his father Guan Yu died, he gained many identities, such as... he was the "Saint Lord Guandi", one of the "Four Protectors" of Taoism, and the "God of Martial Finance";

In the Tang Dynasty, before Guan Yu was a god in Taoism, Buddhism had already included Guan Yu in it, and he was named "Jialan Bodhisattva"!

He is known as "Xuan Ling Gao God" in Baodao;

In the Song Dynasty, he was named the "Spiritual King" and the righteous and brave King Wu'an!

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, his divine status was promoted to "the loyal and righteous emperor who protects the country from the heaven" and "the great emperor who subdues demons in the three realms. Shenweiyuanzhentianzunguanshengdijun".

besides.

He is also a barber and the ancestor worshiped by the mysterious organization;

It is the God of Wealth that the businessman burns three sticks of incense every day...to pay homage to.

Of course, businessmen can often tell a vague story about the identity of this God of Wealth when worshiping him.

Some people say that Guan Gong was very good at financial management and accounting business during his lifetime.

He once established the "Note-taking Method" and invented the "Riqing Book".

He is the originator of “accounting”;

Others say that when businessmen discuss business, loyalty and trust are the most important thing, and Guan Gong has all the integrity, so he respects him;

There are even businessmen who say that after the death of Guan Gong, the true god often returned to help in battles and helped the Shu Han win.

Businessmen just hope that one day when their business suffers a setback, they can be like Guan Gong and make a comeback and strive for final success.

The power of faith is infinite, and faith in Guan Gong has been passed down from ancient times to today.

Worship is especially great.

Can…

What Guan Lin thought of was not the "names" in these myths, nor was it the "Martial Saint" or the "God of Wealth".

But another one, Dad’s little-known title—Infrastructure Maniac!

That's right, in later generations we will engage in "infrastructure" and "projects"...

A necessary ceremony before "the construction site starts" is to pay homage to Guan Gong.

As for the reason, it is because of the demarcation of the Hunan River in history.

Guan Yu lost the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia and suffered a hidden loss, so... he took precautions against Sun Quan and built Jiangling City into a city of iron barrels.

——The so-called "Jianling Fucheng, the prefecture city was originally separated by the old city in the north and the one built by Guan Yu in the south."

Guan Lin didn't know how it was made.

However, Guan Lin remembered it very clearly.

In the second year of Huang Wu, it was the fourth year after Guan Yu defeated Maicheng.

Sun Quan, who received Jiangling's "big gift package", faced a challenge.

That was in the face of the attack by Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, Zhang He and others sent by Wei State. At that time, Wei Emperor Cao Pi even went to Wancheng to garrison in person to provide assistance.

As expected, Sun Quan's commanding ability was brought into full play, and all the field armies sent to support were destroyed.

Only Zhu Ran's lone army was left to garrison Jiangling.

The soldiers in the city also suffered from massive edema due to hunger, and only 5,000 of them were able to move.

On the contrary, Cao Zhen raised mountains of earth, dug tunnels, and built archery carts. Arrows rained down, and he continued to fight like this for half a year without being able to defeat them, so he retreated in despair.

Zhu Ran became "famous in the empire" after this war...

Of course, Zhu Ran's command was credited for this, but in fact, the final decisive factor was the city defense, which was the unique Jiangling city defense built by Guan Yu.

Even when Lu Meng was crossing the river in white, Cao Cao sent someone to tell Guan Yu the news, saying that Soochow was planning to attack Jiangling.

But Guan Yu was as arrogant as ever.

——"I built this city, he can't conquer it!"

Of course, the final result was that Mi Fang died.

Guan Yu never expected this!

Even Sun Quan and Lu Meng did not expect that the protection would not be complete.

As for...how strong is the defense of Jiangling City?

The core is that Guan Yu built a new city to the south of the original old city of Jiangling.

Jiangling City faces rivers on both sides and cannot be used as the main attack direction.

Once the new city is built, it is equivalent to attacking the city from the south and west. However, the defenders of Jiangling City do not need to defend four sides, but only need to defend two sides, to be precise, one side of the new city and one side of the old city.

In this way, the garrison's strength was highly concentrated.

Because there is a passage connecting the new city and the old city.

This is equivalent to saying that if the enemy army breaks through the new city from the south, Guan Yu can still retreat to the old city and continue to resist. If he breaks through the old city from the west, he can still retreat to the new city.

In this way, Jiangling City, which was already high in the city and deep in the river, had to be defeated twice if it wanted to conquer it.

Someone will definitely suggest that we can fight from the middle channel.

That's what Cao Zhen thought.

As a result, I was almost squeezed to death by both sides.

so…

Guan Lin can come to a conclusion.

This city had to be built, not only Jiangling City had to be built like this, but Changsha, which had its back on the Xiangjiang River and was in a similar situation to Jiangling City, also had to be built like this.

Once the old and new cities are built, considering Mi Fang's current attitude towards Sun Quan.

As long as he doesn't open the city and surrender.

So... even if a hundred Sun Shiwan or ten Lu Meng came to attack Jiangling City, they would still be in trouble.

Of course, Guan Lin had more than just these thoughts.

He thought about it. Huang Chengyan's "Mianshui" villa on the outskirts of the west city was now a vital "munitions factory". Without the protection of a solid city wall, it was not a problem to always be "wandering" outside like this.

Don't worry, Sun Quan will really sneak over one day in the future.

They couldn't defeat Jiangling, but they wiped out the "Mianshui" villa. Wouldn't that be a loss of blood?

If this is really the case, Guan Lin's mentality will collapse.

so…

Guan Lin thought about strengthening the city...no, building a new city. He could afford the money!

However, the money comes from the money. As the "father of Party A" who contributes the money, why don't you have a good talk with your father?

Who is the elder father? Or is it 'Party A's father'? Isn't this a matter of making gestures?

According to Guan Lin's idea.

This new city serves as a military fortress, Dad can garrison troops!

But the place inside is so big, it’s all earth…

They are all houses and factories. It is very likely that businesses, private schools, and bustling cities will appear in the future. These are all his Guan Lin's.

For a moment, Guan Lin felt like a ball of flame in his heart, burning quickly.

In my previous life, I might not be able to buy a "social animal" with a bathroom in a certain first-tier city after working all my life...

Suddenly he felt that he had the opportunity to own such a large piece of land!

Ah no, not a piece of land, but a city!

How vast is this? So...how could Guan Lin not be excited?

How can we not gear up?

——"Dad, daddy, it's a shame that you are a poor guy!" In these two new cities, if you don’t rely on the child as the ‘father of Party A’, who will you rely on? 』

——"This time, the child is sure to eat!" 』

Thoughts on this…

Guan Lin added with a smile.

"Uncle Zifang? How bad is this city construction?"

"I just have 450,000 gold over there, and I'm worried about how to spend it."

"Uncle Zifang, this money...should be enough to build two new cities, right?!"

Following Guan Lin's words, he blurted out.

Mi Fang's eyes suddenly widened, his chest heaved, and his mouth opened.

"you you you you…"

After talking for a long time, he only said the word "you".

"Uncle Zifang, calm down...calm down." Guan Lin advised.

Mi Fang picked up the bowl on the table, took a gulp of water, and then asked in shock:

——"You...when did you get 450,000 gold?"

Mi Fang didn't believe it.

If one gold is equal to twenty taels, I'm afraid the whole house won't be able to fit it.

If converted into grain, one gold is equal to one dendrobium.

That grain... 450,000 dendrobium, which is the harvest of the four counties in Jingnan in almost two years.

It’s enough to fill the entire prefect’s mansion.

No!

The governor's mansion can't hold it at all!

…

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From the north gate of Jiangling City, no more than a kilometer away, there is a long and rapid river called Yangshui.

The rising water flows eastward, as if it reaches straight to the sky. On both sides of the bank are gently rolling mountain slopes. The wind blows the fallen leaves and the green grass turns yellow.

Guan Yu and Ma Liang have just arrived here now.

Guan Yu dismounted and walked towards the bank of Yangshui with his hands behind his back.

He squinted his eyes, stared at the roaring water in front of him, and said with emotion: "This rising water is worthy of being our natural barrier to Jiangling City!"

Ma Liang also sighed with emotion: "Yes, not everyone can risk everything like Xiang Yu, and not an ordinary general dares to fight like Han Xin."

Ma Liang means.

Although Jiangling City is surrounded by water on two sides, it is not impossible to attack from both sides.

However, Han Xin's last stand only exists in "theory" after all.

That requires a combination of too many "factors".

Normally, when attacking a city, the party attacking the city must leave sufficient room behind them to use it as a buffer to arrange their troops and prevent the enemy troops in the city from suddenly rushing out to attack you.

If you are attacking a city with your back to a river, it is very easy for the defenders to drive you into the river.

Therefore…

Jiangling City is surrounded by water on both sides, which is equivalent to two natural barriers.

Inferring from this, Xiangyang City is surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one side, making it even more difficult to attack the city!

Guan Yu sighed again...

Because the water flow is fast.

How much... it swept away the gloom and so-called "shame" he had during the day, which made him feel much more open-minded.

Guan Yu asked Ma Liang: "Have the drawings been designed?"

Ma Liang took out the drawing and said, "The north of Jiangling City is Yangshui, the winter side is summer water, the south is extended to an open space, and further south is the Yangtze River. In this way, it is most beneficial to build a 'new city' south of Jiangling City! It is also the most important. Impregnable.”

"And Changsha County is similar to Jiangling, surrounded by water on three sides, which is more conducive to the construction of new cities."

Hearing this, Guan Yu nodded.

He took a step to the left and slowly opened his eyes.

He muttered: "Learning from past mistakes is a guide for future events. Yun Qi can predict a surprise attack on Soochow, but Guan cannot rely on his prediction every time. This would be too much of a fluke."

Guan Yu couldn't stop thinking about Guan Lin.

And whenever I think of him, the lessons about the "dangerous situation" in the four counties of Jingnan can't help but emerge before my eyes.

As Guan Yu said, "Learning from past mistakes"!

He continued to ponder: "Rejecting Cao Cao in the north and reaching Sun Quan in the south is already very difficult. If we want to make the northern expedition and realize Kongming Nalong's plan, we must ensure that Jiangling and Changsha are impregnable. This new city must be built even if it bites the bullet!" "

From Guan Yu's words, Ma Liang did not realize much about Guan Gong's determination and unwavering determination to build a new city.

On the contrary, what he felt most was the change in Guan Yu.

In the past, how could Guan Yu have expressed his cowardice in such rhetoric as "a lesson learned from the past and a guide for future generations"?

In the past, how could Guan Yu say something like "It is very difficult to resist Cao Cao in the north and reach Sun Quan in the south".

——Guan Gong has changed a lot!

Ma Liang's most intuitive feeling is.

Young Master Yunqi provoked and suppressed Guan Gong several times. Although doing so damaged Guan Gong's majesty, in fact, it dissipated a lot of Guan Gong's arrogance and made him much calmer and more cautious when encountering problems. .

——"Guan Gong, who is no longer arrogant and calm and cautious, is invincible!" 』

Ma Liang couldn't help but sigh.

Thinking this in his mind, Ma Liang opened his mouth and said: "New cities do need to be built, should be built, and have to be built. However, it is not easy to build two new cities at the same time. But these manpower matters are easy to say. The most lacking thing is money... Guan Gong sent people to inquire about Grand Administrator Mi many times, but Grand Administrator Mi never responded. Maybe...he is a 'smart woman can't make a meal without rice', right?"

"Fortification" is a course!

In the old Luoyang Imperial College, there was a special course on "City Building". The teacher had four years of experience in building cities when he was young. Later he served as Sikong and was engaged in the construction of cities and the planning of gardens and mausoleums.

It is no exaggeration to say that city building is an extremely complex and comprehensive course.

When building a new city, it includes funds, manpower, geographical environment, city design and planning, city structure, defense, weather, time, natural disasters, water supply and drainage systems, road facilities, foundation structure, fire protection, zoning and many other related knowledge .

To be able to build a new city is a lifelong dream for a man, from the emperor to the common people!

And all of this cannot be avoided by one word:

--money!

If you use Guan Lin, it is more direct:

——"My father Guan Yu is a poor man. Can he build a city?"

In fact, Guan Yu made it.

It's just that... the progress is not fast.

Ma Liang saw Guan Yu's dilemma and sighed: "We have to go to the north and build cities. How much harvest can we get in a year? But the consumption of the soldiers of the three armies is fixed. All year round... save more and it will be just enough. If it is forced Building a city, I'm afraid..."

Thinking of this, Ma Liang suddenly thought of something.

He quickly put away his previous words.

His face seemed to change from dark clouds to clear skies all of a sudden. "Guan Gong, the treasury can't come up with the money to build the city, but there is a person in our Jiangling City... he has money!"

"--who?"

Guan Yu asked urgently.

Ma Liang smiled and said his name, "It is Yun Qi, the son of Guan Gong. Previously... in Changsha County, he made a small fortune. Now I am afraid that our entire Jiangling treasury is not as rich as him!"

this…

Hear Guan Lin;

Hear Guan Lin’s money!

Guan Yu frowned subconsciously.

He knew that Guan Lin was rich, and he also knew that Guan Lin had made a fortune. He could roughly calculate it through a rough calculation... 450,000 gold, which is just a lot more!

This money is enough to build two new cities.

However, this matter is related to this boy Guan Lin, and this is no joke.

Why should he, Guan Yu, ask for money from his son?

Guan Yu, how can he have the nerve to ask for money from his son?

Of course, Guan Yu can choose to take it by force, but when the time comes, it will definitely be under the "Victory Bridge". This kid made such nonsense that he, the old man, will write a "book of guilt".

Thinking of this...

"Haha..." Guan Yu laughed.

This time, he didn't feel any regret or bitterness at all.

He just laughed at himself, already able to guess what this kid would do next.

『——Has Guan made progress? 』

With this in mind, Guan Yu stroked his long beard.

"Forget it about Yun Qi's money..." Guan Yu raised his hand gently, "Since ancient times, only fathers have spent money to raise their sons. How can there be any reason to collect private money from sons for public benefit? If this spreads out, wouldn't it make people laugh at Guan? ?”

"If so..." Ma Liang suddenly raised his eyebrows as if he had thought of another method.

But soon, he shook his head again and flatly denied it. "This won't work either!"

"What else did Ji Chang think of? It's okay to just tell him!" Guan Yu looked back at Ma Liang.

The smile from before was no longer on Ma Liang's lips, and he said, "Master Ping just mentioned that the captured tiger and leopard cavalry troops will be transported to Jiangling before tonight!"

Today's Guan Yu is very sensitive to matters related to Guan Lin.

Before Ma Liang could finish speaking, Guan Yu spoke up, "You mean to seize these tiger and leopard cavalry military supplies to exchange for money? Build a city?"

Ma Liang shook his head quickly, "At first, I had this idea. Someone felt that although these arms were captured by Master Yunqi's scheme, they should belong to him. But early this morning, Master Yunqi proposed that he only needed a thousand troops and the rest. The tiger and leopard cavalry belong to Guan Gong, and there are five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry, so... there must be a lot of weapons left! Moreover, the tiger and leopard cavalry are the most well-equipped warriors in Cao's army... These military supplies must be easy to sell!"

"But when I thought about it carefully, I felt that it was wrong. I could only exchange military supplies with Chengdu. Guan Gong was short of money, and Uncle Liu Huang was not rich either... so I rejected it immediately."

--"I see. 』

Mentioning the military supplies of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, a hint of "pity" and "regret" flashed through Guan Yu's heart subconsciously.

Of course, it was not a pity that he couldn't use this batch of military supplies to his brother in exchange for money to build the city.

But as Ma Liang said, this batch of ordnance was designed to be seized by the brat Guan Lin. Guan Yu originally withheld it in order to let him change his answer sheet. Now the misunderstanding is resolved?

What other reason does Guan Yu have for holding back this batch of military supplies?

Not to mention only giving him a thousand, but even leaving him an extra spear, a pair of armor, and a war horse, Guan Yu felt ashamed!

He is afraid that another "letter of sin" will ride on his face!

——"Forget it...forget it about this kid's things!" 』

Guan Yu sighed secretly in his heart.

Then the governor.

"Where is General Zhou Cang?"

"The general is here!"

Zhou Cang hurriedly stepped forward and handed over his hand, while Guan Yu ordered: "Tonight, the tiger and leopard cavalry troops have arrived. You should immediately take people to count them. All quantities must be counted accurately. They will be delivered to the 'Thieves Cao's Office' early tomorrow morning..." , deliver it to 'Yun Qi' and let him handle it."

this…

Zhou Cang was shocked, and immediately said with a solemn expression: "Master Yun Qi only... only has a thousand parts!"

Guan Yu did not look at Zhou Cang's gaze. He said calmly, "Give it to him, give it all to him!"

"Besides that, you can go to see him tomorrow with the officials from the arsenal and tell him that from today on, all the arsenals in Jingzhou will be opened to him, and all his subordinates will have priority in arranging all military equipment. If there is any delay, no one will be responsible for it." He will definitely be severely punished!"

Ah...ah...

——"Is this a sudden change in the situation?" 』

Under Zhou Cang's incredible gaze, Guan Yu's tone was low and firm.

This tone shows... Guan Gong has made a decision and will never change it.

"Yes Yes…"

Zhou Cang immediately bowed his hands.

Ma Liang stared at Guan Yu meaningfully.

He once again deeply felt that in this tense "father-son dispute", once again... again it ended with Guan Gong's defeat and Master Yunqi's victory.

And this time, the "Book of Sin" undoubtedly had a greater, heavier, and far-reaching impact on Guan Gong than the last time.

Zhou Cang turned around and was about to make arrangements...

Guan Yu seemed to suddenly think of something because of the mention of "Guan Lin".

"etc!"

Zhou Cang handed over his hand and said, "What other arrangements does Guan Gong have?"

Guan Yu twitched his beard and muttered, "Tomorrow morning, Guan will go with you..."

ah…

Before Zhou Cang could react, Ma Liang was shocked.

——"Guan Gong's heart has become so strong that he can face the complete victory of Young Master Yun Qi in this father-son duel?" 』

Ma Liang was about to speak...

Guan Yu's words still continued.

"Cao Ren fainted. It's time to send troops to Xiangfan. If we can control Jingjiang in one fell swoop, we can capture Fancheng if we advance, and we can recover the northern border of Jiangxia if we retreat. After all, even if Cao Cao comes, he can't change the defeat."

--"indeed so! 』

Ma Liang thought to himself, and then quickly reminded him, "The person stationed at Jingjiang is Wei General Wenpin. He is an old acquaintance of Guan Gong. When it comes to water warfare, this person is unparalleled in Cao Wei."

"Haha." Guan Yu's eyes suddenly became firm and unyielding, and his tone was cold. "That's why it's even more important to kill him during the dry season!"

Wenpin made Guan Yu suffer a big loss, and it was a water battle!

As one of the few naval generals in Cao Wei, in Guan Yu's eyes, Wenpin was a greater threat, and even more deadly during high water periods!

--"I see! 』

Ma Liang suddenly understood, why did Guan Gong hand over all the military equipment of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to Guan Lin?

Why uncharacteristically open the arsenal to it?

It's not just guilt from this morning.

It was more because Cao Ren fainted. Before Cao Cao came back, Guan Gong planned to kill this old rival - Wenpin in advance!

Facing Cao Wei's cavalry, if you want a quick victory.

Guan Gong had to borrow from Mr. Yunqi...the "side carriage" and "Liannu" known as the "cavalry nemesis", and the "wooden ox and flowing horse" that could transport military supplies and rations!

These are the keys to victory!

only…

Ma Liang opened his mouth subconsciously, he wanted to say something.

But soon, he took back everything he wanted to say... He didn't dare to say it.

He only dared to keep these words in his heart.

——"Guan Gong, Guan Gong, now the offensive and defensive momentum between you father and son is different...the initiative now is firmly in the hands of Young Master Yun Qi!" 』

——"This side carriage, the serial crossbow, the wooden ox and the flowing horse... Guan Gong wants to borrow it, but Mr. Yunqi... will he give it to me?" 』

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