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

Inside the cave.

The water droplets fell along the stalactites "tick-tick-tick", falling on the ground and the wall.

Because of the darkness, this kind of sound can't help but be associated with the word "creepy".

At this moment, Zhang He and Xu Huang, although they were also terrified, were more surprised. They urgently wanted to know why Prime Minister Cao appeared here?

What if the Cao Cao in front of me is real?

Then who is Prime Minister Cao who rushed south to aid Xiangfan?

——"I know you, I will definitely have many questions. There is a lot of time tonight, so I will tell you one by one."

It turned out that when Cao Cao decided to march into Hanzhong a year ago, he took a series of precautions at the junction of Wei and Wu, in Jingzhou, and in Hefei.

Some of the core figures include:

Cao Ren of Xiangfan;

Zhang Liao from Hefei;

Yu Jin from Runan;

Xu Ducheng's Cao Zhang and Gao Lan.

For example, when Sun Quan invaded in large numbers, Cao Cao left Zhang Liao with the words "When thieves arrive, they will be dispatched" written in the bag of tips.

This is just an assumption made by Cao Cao.

In addition, Cao Cao also set up a variety of situations.

Even when the situation in Xiangfan changed drastically, Cao Cao also made a record in advance.

The specific strategy is that once the situation in Xiangfan changes drastically, Guan Yu will definitely take advantage of the victory and attack.

Then, Zhang Liao was dispatched to secretly arrive in Xiangyang with the extremely brave Shanxi Army, hide it, and secretly coordinate the command.

Use Shanxi people to fight Shanxi people!

In addition, Cao Zhang and Gao Lan secretly transferred their troops to quickly ambush Fancheng...

Secretly mobilized soldiers and horses from Runan in the forbidden area to quickly support Jiangxia and Wenpin to form a joint force, and sent Liu Ye to support Jiangxia and consolidate the city defense.

Based on the above, Cao Cao would immediately respond to his request no matter where he was.

However, this kind of back-up was just an illusion, an illusion that made Guan Yu aware of the urgency and pressure of time.

As arrogant as Guan Yu, he would not give up such a good opportunity. He would definitely attack Fancheng before Cao Cao returned to help.

When Guan Yu really attacked Fancheng, he was ambushed from all sides.

There are Zhang Liao, Gao Lan, and Cao Zhang outside, and Man Chong, Lu Chang, Niu Jin, and Zhao Yan inside. Jiangxia's Wenpin and Yu Jin can always support him, making him almost invincible.

Of course, the actual situation is still somewhat different from Cao Cao's ideal state.

The news that Man Chong, Lu Chang, Niu Jin and Wenpin were killed in battle has not yet come.

Jiang Xia's support is completely undependable.

However, probably... Yu Jin, Liu Ye, Gao Lan, and Cao Zhang all rushed to Xudu immediately, and were dispatched by General Xiahou Dun. Yu Jin and Liu Ye went to Jiangxia to replace the dead Wenpin and resist Guan Yu's attack, while Gao Lan and Cao Zhang Quickly support Fancheng and ambush outside Fancheng.

What Cao Cao never expected was that in Xiangfan, in addition to Zhang Liao, Gao Lan, and Cao Zhang, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were also involved.

In fact, because Cao Zhi secretly mobilized soldiers and horses from Runan, there were more ambushes in Fancheng than Cao Cao had imagined.

"Ha ha ha ha…"

At this moment, Cao Cao told these stories, and he laughed out loud.

just like…

Cao Cao is confident.

His plan was not only to restore Jingzhou's decline, but also to kill the Guan family army, and to capture Guan Yu alive.

In addition, Cao Cao did not go back at all. The person who saw him off during the day was indeed Cao Cao, but after the army set off, it may not be the real Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was suspicious by nature. How could he not have some "substitutes" by his side?

As for the real Cao Cao staying in Hanzhong, his purpose...

The route is still south from Hanzhong, to Bazhong at the end of Micang Road, and to Fuling at the end of Lychee Road.

If these two places are captured, those who follow can attack Jianmen Pass from both sides, pointing their troops directly towards Chengdu.

Cao Cao told Zhang He and Xu Huang this in detail.

Listening to Cao Cao's words, Xu Huang and Zhang He felt their chests rise and fall.

Who would have thought…

The fainting of General Cao Ren of Jingzhou not only did not become a constraint and disaster for the Wei Dynasty, but under Prime Minister Cao's careful deployment, he turned the disaster into a fighting opportunity.

It can be seen from this that Cao Cao, who has been in the military for more than thirty years, his command is first-rate, and his tricks and strategies are also the best.

At this moment, Cao Cao continued to speak.

"Gu specially asked the substitute to show his face more during the journey south... just to let Xi Zuo in Shu see it clearly. He told the big-eared thief the news of Gu leaving Hanzhong. I expected that Liu Bei would take it lightly and unload Fuling. Little does he know that I have ambushed tens of thousands of people in this lonely mountain, just waiting for him to remove the protection..."

"In the past, when Han Xin left Shu, he used the same strategy of 'building plank roads openly and secretly visiting Chen Cang'. Today, when he enters Shu alone, he uses the same strategy!"

Speaking of which…

Xu Huang opened his mouth and asked: "Then why did the prime minister order General Miaocai to set up more stoves in the military camp? The general has only heard of increasing troops and reducing stoves to confuse the enemy. He has never heard of reducing troops and increasing stoves. The truth is, isn't this... what the fine people in Shu think? Our army's troops and horses have not been reduced? "

"Hahaha..." Hearing Xu Huang's question, Cao Cao laughed immediately, "You don't understand Zhuge Kongming, Gu has suffered a lot from him. This Zhuge Kongming has a calm personality and is rigorous in doing things. If so... Gu will do everything It's perfect, but in Zhuge Kongming's eyes, that's the biggest flaw!"

"So..." Zhang He suddenly realized, "The Prime Minister deliberately added a fire stove to confuse Zhuge Liang and make him think that the Prime Minister was just bluffing and making mysteries. So and so... Zhuge Kongming will not stop the big-eared thief from unloading the pass. Protection.”

"right!"

Today, Cao Cao is in a good mood.

In his opinion, his plan was foolproof, and now he was just waiting for the opportunity to close the net.

"Haha, on the Jingzhou battlefield, they took advantage of Gu's time to return to aid, forcing Yun Chang to rush for success and fall into an ambush plan set by Gu. Bashu also lowered its guard because of Gu's departure."

"When the time is right...the tens of thousands of soldiers in this lonely mountain will be commanded by you two. I want you two to go directly to Bazhong and Fuling! People say Bashu, Bashu...without 'Ba', how can we be 'Shu', if this is the case The two cities are left alone, and Chengdu is just within easy reach!"

call…

With Cao Cao's detailed explanation.

Zhang He and Xu Huang admired their lord even more.

His wisdom, his layout, he has calculated every point on this star chessboard, as if everyone is his chess piece.

It was as if the passive nature of the situation was completely under his control.

They say that the older you get, the better you become!

This sentence is clearly revealed in Cao Cao.

Xu Huang and Zhang He were both glad that such a terrifying person was their lord and not their opponent.

How lucky are they that they voted right once?

"Don't worry, my lord, as soon as the protection in Shuzhong is removed, Gongming and I will lead the soldiers and horses in the lonely mountain to advance forward to capture Bazhong and Fuling, and then break through the Jianmen Pass from behind, looking at Chengdu in the distance, and defeat this big ear in one fell swoop. Thieves!"

Zhang He was the first to express his stance.

Xu Huang also clasped his fists heavily, "Don't worry, Lord, we will win this battle!"

"Hahaha..." Seeing his two beloved generals so confident, Cao Cao's mood became brighter and clearer. He couldn't help but chant: "The sage said, 'Fish is what I want; bear's paw is what I want too. You can't have both, you're giving up the fish for the bear's paw, haha... But I want to say, why make any choice? Jingzhou Gu wants what he wants, Yizhou also wants what he wants, how can't he have both? Hum, I want them all!"

"Hahahaha... Jingzhou is alone, that Bi Yan'er's head is alone, Yizhou is also alone, I want to capture Yunchang alive, let Yunchang know who is the hero of this world, I want to let Big Er The thieves and Zhuge villagers have nowhere to go! Hahaha!"

For a moment, cheerful laughter resounded throughout the cave.

It seems that Cao Cao, who is already sixty years old, has reached the peak of his strategic planning skills throughout his life.

It is true that he has fought every battle and every game he has laid over the years.

While ordinary princes were still doing multiple-choice questions, Cao Cao already wanted everything!

Gradually, Cao Cao's laughter fell, replaced by his eyes looking southeast...

He was so eager to know how the chess pieces on the constellation chessboard he had laid out were placed.

And the most critical chess piece, Guan Yunchang, can he get into the layers of ambush as expected?

——"Haha... Xuande, Xuande, in the past, green plums were used to make wine. You said, "Thunder and wind will change when the saint hears it," and you slipped away from me once. I will never let you slip away again this time. 』

——"Yun Chang, Yun Chang...the red rabbit horse that I gave you?" I’ve been riding for ten years now, so it’s time to return the principal and interest to the orphan.」

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It was late at night in Fancheng, and the streets were already closed.

Only some soldiers could be seen nervously preparing for war, without any panic at all, everything was in order.

The sound of "crunch" and "crunch" came from far and near, and it was a carriage driving slowly by.

On such a closed night, to see such a carriage and such a person walking on the street, I would imagine... that they would not be ordinary characters.

Sitting in the carriage were Li Miao and Liu Zhen.

Under Liu Zhen's arrangement, Li Miao finally escaped from Jiangling and came to Fancheng... At this moment, although it was late at night, he couldn't help but look out through the window.

Just like...with great imagination and expectation, after coming here, his "rebirth!"

"——Autumn is full of sadness, and I sigh with emotion. I stayed up all night, recounting my thoughts in Ruhan. In the bright lantern, the breeze is already cold, haha, Hannan (Li Miao) has just arrived, so he must have a lot of emotions. ."

What Liu Zhen recited was a poem he had written, which was originally given to Cao Pi, the general with five senses.

It's just the right time to recite it now and give it to Li Miao.

"——The mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way out, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright in another village. Haha... I, Li Miao, have come out. I no longer have to suffer the humiliation of the Guan family father and son. I feel like I have been reborn. Sooner or later, I will be the leader of the family. This pair of Guan family father and son trampled hard under their feet."

Unlike the original poems recited by Liu Zhen, the poems recited by Li Miao were not original by him.

But before that, Guan Lin specially gave him a collection of poems, which included 300 selected poems.

In Guan Lin's original words, "If you want to influence the power of Cao Wei, the candidates who are close to the crown prince should be the first to bear the brunt. Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Zhi are the most popular among northern literati, and they are all unusually enthusiastic about poetry. Therefore, The most convenient way to get close to them is poetry!”

Li Miaoyou clearly remembers that when he accepted the "Three Hundred Poems" from Guan Lin, he originally dismissed it...

He thought that he was good at reciting poems and writing poems... and there was no need for these at all.

But as he unfolded the "Three Hundred Poems", he discovered that he had been careless...

The poems in this...are more than one level higher than his? Compared with ants and elephants, they are like the flames of fireflies competing against the bright sun.

Therefore, in addition to admiring Guan Lin even more, he fell into disbelief.

Within a few days, Li Miao had memorized the "Three Hundred Poems" by heart.

What Guan Lin means is that these poems have not yet been published. After the Cao Wei Dynasty, it can be said that they were originally written by Li Miao.

Now... he chanted it casually, and Li Miao took it easy.

"What a saying: 'There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is a village with bright flowers and trees.' Mr. Li is indeed a great talent!"

Liu Zhen admired him repeatedly, "It just so happens that Mr. Huan will arrive in Fancheng tomorrow. After he has finished his important work, I will introduce Mr. Li to him. I think he will be extremely happy to see Mr. Li."

Well…

——"Cao Pi will come to Fancheng tomorrow?" 』

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Li Miao immediately figured out that something was wrong with the taste.

During this period, although he was trapped in Jiangling, he was waiting for the opportunity to go to the north with Liu Zhen...

But he still has some understanding of the battle situation in Xiangfan and Jiangxia.

Following Cao Ren's fainting and Cao Chun's death, Wei generals Wenpin, Man Chong, Lu Chang, and Niu Jin all died in battle.

On the way here, Li Miao and Liu Zhen talked about this, and heard Liu Zhen say that in Xiangfan today... only Zhao Yan, the chief registrar of Sikong Ju, is left in charge of the overall situation, and the situation is precarious.

Originally, Li Miao didn't care about this. He was not here to be a general, so it was not his turn to defend the city.

To put it ten thousand steps back, what he wants to do is sneak into the enemy's rear and disintegrate Cao Wei from within.

but…

However, Liu Zhen mentioned at this sensitive time that Cao Pi would come to Fancheng tomorrow...

This is somewhat meaningful.

"Isn't Mr. Pi staying behind in Xudu City? Why did he come here..."

Li Miao pretended to be careless and asked casually.

Liu Zhen was not wary at all: "Not only Master Zihuan is coming, but according to the information he gave me, Master Ziwen and Master Zijian will also come. I think coming will have something to do with solving the predicament in Jingzhou!"

"Oh..." Li Miao looked stunned, and for a moment, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

But soon, he said with emotion: "I have heard for a long time that the literary circles in the Central Plains and the North praised the 'Three Cao' and the 'Seven Sons of Jian'an'. If the two young masters Zijian and Zihuan get together, I can have a discussion with them and take a look." How do the talents of the Central Plains compare with those of Jingzhou?"

Li Miao remained as arrogant as ever.

Liu Zhen smiled and said: "You...it's not as good as in Jingzhou here, so it's better to be more restrained."

"Hahaha... Gonggan is one of the Seven Sons of Jian'an. You should know... which scholar is not arrogant?" Li Miao smiled and stroked his beard, "Although I am not the Seventh Son of Jian'an, I still have this temper. I am afraid it will be difficult to restrain myself, otherwise I would not I will offend the Guan family father and son, and be humiliated to the point of panic like a lost dog..."

Mentioning "Guan family father and son" again, Li Miao immediately looked as if his eyes were about to burst. It was still the same four words - we will die together!

Liu Zhen comforted her, and the two found a wine shop...

Because it was late at night, there was no one in the lobby.

After ordering side dishes and drinks, Liu Zhen seemed to have not returned for a long time. He was quite emotional and wanted to get drunk tonight... In the past few years, Yishu had been aggrieved because he looked down at Concubine Zhen.

"The Phoenix Emperor gathers in Nanyue and wanders around the lonely bamboo roots. He is never tired of his heart and spreads his wings to reach the purple sky! Come, I respect Mr. Li!"

Liu Zhen raised his wine bottle and looked at the moon from a distance.

Unlike the Jingzhou area where wine bottles are divided into "three elegant" styles, in the Central Plains there are only one standard of "bottles", which inevitably loses their elegance.

At this moment, Li Miao also raised his wine bottle and said, "Come on, thank you Gongganxiong for helping me escape from the sea of ​​suffering! Soar in the sky!"

As he spoke, Li Miao planned to drink it all in one gulp.

But at this moment...

A beggar outside the door came over at an inappropriate time.

"You two gentlemen, please...be kind and give me a treat."

Liu Zhen was in a good mood, so he was about to take out a few noodles and give them to him.

Who would have thought that when Li Miao was interrupted while drinking, he suddenly became angry and said, "Where is the beggar from? Go away, go away——"

Li Miao said this, the beggar dared not stay, cursed Li Miao and Liu Zhen, and then retreated.

This was meant to be a sideshow...the two continued drinking.

at this time…

"——The shopkeeper's."

This time it was not a beggar, but a group of well-equipped soldiers. They asked in an authentic Shanxi accent: "How to get to the arsenal in Fancheng?"

Because it was in dialect, the shopkeeper didn't understand it for a while, so he asked again before giving them directions.

But not long after, two or three groups of Shanxi soldiers arrived, each with dozens of people, still asking for the direction of the arsenal.

The shopkeeper was still puzzled, "Why did so many Shanxi soldiers suddenly appear in the city?

As always, the speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional...

Li Miao chirped and rolled his eyes, but... this happened in an instant. He quickly calmed down his expression and continued drinking with Liu Zhen.

In the drinking room, as always, small groups of Shanxi soldiers came over to ask about the direction of the arsenal.

It seems that these soldiers are going to get weapons from the arsenal.

And Li Miao could also notice that under the current situation, the entire Fancheng... didn't seem to be in the slightest panic.

All the defenses were deployed in an orderly manner, but Xiangfan lost six generals one after another.

if…

Thinking back to what Liu Zhen mentioned just now, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang will all gather in Fancheng tomorrow. The more Li Miao thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

etc…

『——Shanxi people! 』

Li Miao suddenly came back to his senses. He recalled that Guan Lin specifically mentioned it when he was training him.

Cao Weizhong…

Apart from the Qiao Pei warriors, the Shanxi generals are the most capable and heroic!

Qiao Peiwu people have a special circle, and it is difficult for people who are not Cao or Xiahou clan to establish a deep friendship with them.

Therefore, Guan Lin's suggestion to Li Miao was to have more contact with these Shanxi people.

If you go back and forth and become friends, you will definitely be able to obtain a lot of confidential military information. If you don't keep it all, you can make a huge contribution to the disintegration of Cao Wei.

Among the Shanxi people, one of the two most worthy of close friendship is Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan

The second one is - Xu Huang and Xu Gongming.

——'These Shanxi soldiers were probably made by the two of them! 』

Considering that Xu Huang accompanied Cao Cao to Hanzhong, Li Miao subconsciously came to a conclusion.

——"Wait...it's Zhang Liao, it's Zhang Liao who is coordinating the situation in Xiangfan!" No wonder... there are Shanxi soldiers everywhere in Fancheng, and they are well protected! It turns out he is in charge! 』

Recently, Zhang Liao's reputation has become too great. The battle at Xiaoyaojin made the children of Soochow stop crying and made his name Zhang Wenyuan famous all over the world.

Li Miao easily connected Zhang Liao with today's Xiangfan.

And continue to think about this...

——"Zhang Liao is secretly controlling...the three young masters Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang are gathering together. This...this...isn't right, isn't right...it's not good!" Something bad happened! 』

On the surface, Li Miao was drinking calmly, but at this moment, his mood was already turbulent and surging.

He realized that the glorious moment for him to make his first feat had arrived!

After he took a sip of wine, he stood up slowly, staggered, and said, holding his lower abdomen: "Brother, please drink first, and I'll come as soon as I can..."

This means - Li Miao is going to show his respect.

"Hahaha..." Liu Zhen was already happy and chanted: "Yongri is playing games. The joy is still lingering. My thoughts are in Xuan Ye. Xiang Yufu is flying... Haha, Hannan must have gone to fly, people If you have three urgent needs, go quickly, go quickly!"

As he spoke... Liu Zhen waved his hand and filled up the wine bottle.

It seemed that he was even happier than Li Miao today.

Li Miao walked out of the main hall of the wine shop with staggering steps and walked to the door of the hut.

The "stinky beggar" who was scolded by Li Miao just now is still there.

Seeing Li Miao, the beggar approached him again to ask for a reward.

"Get out of here..." Li Miao roared loudly again. The stinky beggar realized what he was doing and stepped back in disgrace. This was just a normal thing at first.

It's as if the wrong person appeared in the wrong place, met by chance, and parted on bad terms.

However, at the moment when the two people passed each other, Li Miao's lips suddenly moved a few times, and he uttered a sentence with a very soft voice, but an extremely stern tone:

——"Listen, Zhang Liao is here, there is an ambush in Fancheng!"

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