Chapter 254 This Guan Yunqi, he is so... so bad!

Lingju listened to all the conversations between Guan Lin and Zhuge Ke.

She knew every word, but the words were connected together in confusion. She tried to ask: "Does Young Master Yun Qi threaten Lu Meng of Jiaozhou with this second son?"

"No!" Guan Lin replied resoundingly, "We are not the ones threatening Lu Meng. I am such a noble person. How can I threaten Jingzhou's allies under the alliance of Sun and Liu?"

ah…

Lingju was even more confused. It was clear that what Guan Lin said just now was to threaten Lu Meng and to force Lu Xun to abandon Wu and surrender to Shu.

She still wanted to ask, but Guan Lin had already walked away with a slight smile, looking confident.

Seeing Lingju's confused look, Zhuge Ke explained for Guan Lin: "Why should we threaten you? Who is the most suitable candidate for the Shixie family in Jiaozhou?"

Speaking of this, he said with emotion: "It was not us who forced Lu Xun to abandon Wu and surrender to Shu, but the Shixie family in Jiaozhou!"

Following Zhuge Ke's words, he blurted out.

After a short mental circuit, Lingju seemed to realize it all at once.

——"This Master Yunqi, he is so...so bad!" 』

Jiaozhi was known as the "Land of Baiyue" in the pre-Qin Dynasty.

During the turbulent years of the Three Kingdoms, it was regarded as a place of "paradise, rich in scholarship and fertile soil".

It is hard to imagine that if the original trajectory of history was followed, when the Shu Han was destroyed and the rebellion between Zhong Hui and Deng Ai broke out.

This "Utopia" will also be greedy because of Wu State's greedy recruitment of 3,000 peacocks into Jianye, which caused the people of Jiaozhi to declare an uprising after being unable to bear the tyranny, and united with Jiuzhen and Rinan counties to rebel against Soochow!

It took two monarchs of Soochow to be pacified.

This proves that even if a rabbit is anxious, it will bite!

But at this moment, due to various reasons, Soochow and Jiaozhou had turned against each other in advance, and they did not hesitate to fight, and the swords were at war...

For a time, the quiet and peaceful Jiaozhou was experiencing unprecedented war, with large armies pressing down on the territory.

This is a full fifty years earlier than in history!

"call--"

At this moment, Shi Xie, who was standing on the tower of Jiaozhi City, let out a long sigh. He looked at the twenty "Eight Ox Crossbows" that had just been transported from Jiangling and were now being transported to Yulin County on the front line and to Hepu County on the front line.

He asked loudly: "Can this Eight Ox Crossbow really shoot so far?"

"Eight hundred steps is no problem!"

His son Shi Hui answered truthfully.

"Then, have you all learned it?" Shi Xie then asked.

"Basically, it's not a big problem... Although the accuracy is not yet perfect, if dozens of people operate an eight-oxen crossbow, each performing their own duties, it is enough to shoot arrows into the enemy camp."

The words of his son Shi Hui undoubtedly gave Shi Xie a lot of confidence...

He nodded and said, "That's good. You should leave and rush to Yulin County. Your uncle Shiyi will be stationed there. With this eight-oxen crossbow, we can ensure everything is safe."

As he spoke, Shi Xie's eyes looked into the distance, as if he could see the tension and strangeness on the battlefield in Yulin County across the mountains.

What's tense is that the Lu family's army is pressing down on the border and is stationed at the border.

The strange thing is that Lu Xun has not marched for more than ten days.

Of course, Shi Xie knew that the reason for this was because of the true patriarch of the Lu family—Lu Ji!

It was also because of the strategy offered by the Fourth Young Master Guan.

I have to say that this strategy was very effective for Lu Xun and bought Jiaozhou a lot of time!

"Father, don't worry... The child will go right away." Shi Hui quickly handed over his hand and immediately went to the city...

He personally escorted Baniu Nu to Yulin.

While stroking his beard, Shi Xie looked at the huge eight-oxen crossbow, and finally his anxious heart could calm down.

One Lu Ji and one Ba Niu Crossbow, this is considered foolproof, right?

But at this moment, "Father, father..." Shi Xie's second son, Shi Zhi, hurried over. He quickly climbed up the steps, panting and looking extremely ugly.

"Why are you so alarmed?"

"Lu Ji...then Lu Ji was let go!" Shi Zhi's voice was full of sadness, his eyes were hesitant and he was a little at a loss.

"What?" When Shi Xie heard this sentence, his legs staggered and he almost lost his balance.

The scholar then reported, "It's... Cheng Bing, the chief historian hired by his father. He said that he was interrogating Lu Ji on his father's order. The boy thought that he was a famous contemporary scholar and would never lie, so he handed him over. But who would have thought...who would have thought...he...he has already defected to Soochow, he is from Soochow!"

this…

With a "gudong" sound, Shi Xie swallowed hard and his eyes narrowed.

——Lu Ji is their protective umbrella in Jiaozhou!

No more, now Lu Ji is gone.

That...is tantamount to Lu Xun and the Lu Jiajun breaking away from the shackles.

Yulin County is in danger——

"Cheng Bing, Cheng Deshu, I treat him well... He... He is Zheng Xuan's disciple and a member of my Confucian sect. Why did he turn his back on me? I... I treat him well!"

When Shi Xie was young, he went to Luoyang to study Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals with Liu Tao from Yingchuan. From then on, he regarded himself as a Confucian scholar.

Among Confucian people, without exception, the person they admire the most is Zheng Xuan, the "God of Confucianism" who brings together all the schools of thought and integrates them into one!

It is precisely for this reason that when Cheng Bing, a disciple of Zheng Xuan, was in trouble, Shi Xie entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

The chief official of a state...this is a confidant and staff-level figure!

But who would have thought that he...he would betray Shi Xie and "steal" Lu Ji away...

"In vain... in vain..."

Shi Xie was helped to his feet by his son Shi Zhi, and he cursed angrily: "Cheng Bing is a thief, I trust you so much in vain, you actually... are double-dealing, you are not a scholar of the classics in vain, you are not worthy to be a disciple of the God of Classics... you... "

Shi Xie's voice trembled as he cursed angrily.

After scolding him, he let out a bad breath.

But...but the situation...has been completely reversed.

"Father..." Shi Zhi wanted to persuade his father, but in this situation, he didn't know how to persuade him. He just felt that a disaster was coming.

On the other hand, Shi Xie, after a brief period of shock, his chest heaved up and down... He clenched his hands into fists, as if he saw hope from despair and grasped this hope.

He sighed with emotion: "With Lu Ji gone, the Lu family army is bound to invade in a large scale. Now... now we can only place our treasure on the eight-oxen crossbow!"

At this moment, Shi Xie no longer had the calmness and calmness of the past...

He realized that nothing else could be relied upon.

Only the Eight-Niu Crossbow costing millions of dollars - it is the most reliable, and it is also the most likely to turn the tide!

At the border of Yulin County, there is the Lu Family Army Camp.

Lu Xun and Sun Ru were studying the map, and Lu Xun's son Lu Yan walked in. He was originally responsible for transporting grain and grass for the Lu family army, but with a military order, the burden of escorting grain and grass was now given to Lu Meng.

The lives of the 30,000 Lu family troops were firmly in Lu Meng's hands.

Lu Yan broke into the camp and asked loudly: "Father, I heard that Marquis Wu wants you to reach Jiaozhi within a month..."

Lu Xun hissed softly: "Don't disturb the morale of the army."

Lu Yan stamped his feet, "This place is still two cities and counties away from Jiaozhi. It's too late to rush the horse and whip. How can we hit it so slowly? Let your son go to fight. Lu Meng has gone back, but the stallion is still there. At least... give it a fight. It’s a good idea to show him how you look!”

Lu Xun shook his head: "You can't hide it from Bu Zhi, let alone Wu Hou..."

"Are you just sitting there waiting for death? Just...because of Lu Ji?"

"That's your grandfather." Lu Xun blamed his son for being rude, then frowned and ordered: "Send more spies and pay attention to the movements of Yu Linjun..."

"Your son is right, check, check... what to check?" This time it was Sun Ru who spoke, "The garrison of Yulin County in Jiaozhou is no more than 10,000 people, and there is enough food and grass. The guarding officer, Shi Yi, is the strongest among the soldiers who have become younger brothers. The older one...has never fought in a war in the past thirty years, let alone defended the country...I have to carry all this on my back."

Lu Yan looked at Sun Ru in horror. For the first time, he felt that he and his stepmother were together.

"Yan'er, you go out first." Lu Xun ordered.

Lu Yan reluctantly resigned.

For a while, only Lu Xun and Sun Ru were left in the big tent.

Lu Xun comforted Sun Ru: "How come you can't calm down anymore?"

Sun Ru pursed her lips, "Bo Yan, you always say there will be a turning point, a turning point...but where exactly is the turning point?"

this…

Lu Xun was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know either..."

Sun Ruqi asked: "Then Sun Quan treats you like this, why...you...do you have to be so loyal to him?"

"Why?" Lu Xun was silent for a moment, he sighed, and then said: "The ancestor of the Lu family was the grandson of King Xuan of Qi, who was granted Pingyuan County. From this, he got the surname Lu, which was the Pingyuan Lu family. In the Han Dynasty, the ancestor Lu Lie This branch moved into Wu territory and was called the Lu family of Wu County and established itself in Jiangdong. In addition, Lu Hong, the prefect of Yingchuan, established the Lu family of Yingchuan and became a branch of the Lu family..."

"But time has passed, and there is no trace of their two groups. The fundamental reason is that they migrated... The clan cannot migrate easily. Once they migrate, the relationships, resources, energy, and generations of management will be in vain. , there is no root anymore. Once the clan loses its roots, it will be like a tiger falling to the ground, and it will be worse than a pig or a dog. The Lu family cannot leave Wu County until the end...until the last step!"

Lu Xun said a lot in one breath, and Sun Ru pursed her lips, "You mean, unless Soochow's surname is not Sun, otherwise...otherwise..."

call--

With a heavy exhale, Lu Xun muttered: "I'm betting, not just on a turnaround within this month, but also... on that although Wu Hou is cruel, Bu Zhi and Lu Meng won't stab him in the back. People, if they can speak for me, maybe... maybe there will be no improvement within this month, and the Lu family... still has a glimmer of hope!"

Sun Ru bit her lip: "What about Lu Meng? What about Bu Zhao...will they? Will they speak for us?"

This question just came up...

Lu Xun hasn’t answered yet.

The sound of "——tapping" footsteps resounded again.

Lu Yan broke into the military tent again.

However, this time he was much more excited than the previous one.

"Didn't I let you go out? How come you're back again?"

Lu Xun asked quickly, with reproach in his tone.

Lu Yan said excitedly: "Here it comes, the turning point is here... The urgent news came just now, the urgent news came... Lu Ji... Lu Ji was rescued, it was Cheng Bing... He rescued Lu Ji, and now he has, has Passing the waterway, we are rushing back here, at most... we can reach Yulin in one day at most!"

"What?" Lu Xun stood up suddenly and looked at Lu Yan in disbelief.

His eyes gradually widened, and his pupils were filled with a color that was about to explode after being suppressed for a long time.

He still restrained himself and asked:

"Is this true?"

"Seriously! Tan Ma is right outside the door,"

Following Lu Yan's extremely affirmative answer, Lu Xun overturned the writing on the desk. He quickly took down Yu Lin's map from the wall hanging on one side and quickly unfolded it.

His eyes were focused on the map.

At this moment, the terrain of Yulin County seemed to transform into lines of attacking Lu Xun, destroying the ancients and destroying the ancients——

"Madam, get me my armor and sword—"

"Yan'er, please immediately inform the three armies on behalf of my father to prepare for war. When the Duke comes back tomorrow, it will be the day when our Lu family's army attacks Yulin County!"

"Here——"

Following Lu Yan's order, the Lu Family Army Village, which had been immersed for a long time, seemed to suddenly erupt.

In the originally silent military camp, a large number of sergeants began to come out of the camp, practicing assassination and climbing with high morale, shouting loudly: "Hey, ha! Hey! Ha! Kill!"

Sun Ru was also quite excited to put on the armor and sword for Lu Xun, and the two of them walked out of the military camp together.

When all the soldiers saw Lu Xun, they all saluted excitedly.

"Meet the general——"

This sound of fighting spirit was deafening.

Lu Xun knew that this was not because of the military order about to attack the city, but because the Lu family army knew that their clan leader, Lu Ji, was still alive, and that their clan leader, Lu Ji, had been saved, and was saved by Lu Xun.

At this moment, Lu Xun's prestige in the Lu family army was unprecedented.

"My fellow soldiers, you have worked hard for the Lu family and to capture Jiaozhou—"

The three armies were silent for a moment, and suddenly they shouted in unison: "General Lu is brave, General Lu is brave, General Lu is brave—"

This deafening shout went straight into the sky, shocking the sky.

Even the Jiaozhou spies lurking in the distance were startled by this momentum.

The shouts of the soldiers were like a warm current, which cheered up Lu Xun for a long time. He waved his sword.

The order was given: "Siege the city tomorrow and stage a siege formation today——"

The Lu Jiajun troops immediately gathered, changed their formations, and the situation was thunderous for a while.

Even Bu Zhao, who was staying here, couldn't help but walk out of the military tent when he heard the sound. He looked at the high-spirited momentum of the Lu family's army and sighed: "Are we finally going to attack the city?"

On the city tower of Yulin County, eight oxen crossbows were being arranged, a total of ten...

Shi Yi was still asking: "This thing looks so clumsy, and it requires hundreds of soldiers to operate. It seems so complicated, is it possible?"

Shi Hui pointed to the bottom of the mountain range 800 steps ahead, "Uncle, don't worry, if the Lu family dares to form an array there, I can use this eight-oxen crossbow to penetrate their command tower with one arrow!"

Shi Hui's voice just fell...

Suddenly, a thunderous sound resounded, like the footsteps of tens of thousands of people resounding continuously, even causing endless echoes in the surrounding valleys.

"What is this sound? Go and find out quickly?" Shi Yi thought it was the enemy who was about to attack the city.

The scout sped away.

The entire Shijia army nervously held their weapons and stood ready...

Shi Hui also frowned and looked into the distance.

The spy rushed back: "Report to the general, Lu Xun is training troops on the other side, rehearsing the siege formation... It is not a real siege."

Shi Yi breathed a sigh of relief at first, then thought of something terrifying. He grabbed the spy's shoulder and asked, "Lu Xun is rehearsing a siege formation? Did you see him commanding it in person? Rehearsing a siege formation?"

"It's...Lu Xun himself."

Shi Yi opened his eyes in disbelief and murmured: "Why is he practicing siege? Could it be... could it be..."

Sure enough, at this moment.

A messenger came rushing over, "The governor of the seventh county asked the young man to bring a message to the general, and Lu Ji was rescued."

As soon as these words came out, Shi Yi seemed to be defeated and stepped back heavily...

It was like a sudden loss of hope.

Shi Hui quickly asked: "Why is uncle so panicked?"

"I finally understand..." Shi Yi's tone trembled, "Why... why Lu Xun wanted to practice the siege formation? It turned out to be because Lu Ji was rescued. So... so... I'm afraid it won't be long before he really wants to The siege is coming.”

In stark contrast to Shi Yi's nervous mood, Shi Hui...

A sneer flashed across Shi Hui's lips:

"He's coming? If his Lu family army dares to come, let's let him, Lu Xun, be buried here -"

Changsha County, in a wine shop.

Han Xuan, a loyal minister of Ji Han, invited Shi Xie's second disciple to come out to discuss matters.

There were dishes on the table, but no wine.

"There is no wine and there is a banquet. I guess there is something important." This was not the first time that Shi met Han Xuan, because of the arms sales between Jiaozhou and Jingzhou.

The transportation of ordnance, the repair of waterways, and even the counting of gold, Han Xuan's place is the first level.

The two saw each other almost every day and talked very much about each other.

After hearing what the scholar said, Han Xuan stroked his beard and took out a bamboo slip from his arms and a pair of jade pendants, which were placed on the table.

He opened his mouth and said, "Master Yunqi has given orders..."

"Is it ordnance? Or gold?" the soldier asked quickly. "What do these jade pendants and bamboo slips mean?"

In these troubled times, Shi just heard news from Jiaozhou that Lu Ji, who was in good condition, could be "stolen". The situation in Jiaozhou could already be described as dangerous.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Baniu Crossbow has been the last life-saving straw in Jiaozhou.

There is no room for error!

"None of them." Han Xuan waved his hand. He pointed at the jade pendant and the bamboo slips with a solemn tone, "This jade pendant is a personal token of the two sons of Dongwu General Lu Meng, and these bamboo slips are letters written by them..."

"What do you mean?" Shi asked doubtfully.

"It means... now Lu Meng's two sons are causing trouble in Jiangling and are caught by Yun Qi."

this…

As Han Xuan blurted out his words, the soldier still scratched his head, "Lü Meng? It can be attacked...but it was Lu Xun who attacked Jiaozhou, not the Lu family army? What's the use of seizing Lu Meng's son, who is not Lu Xun's son?"

"Hahaha…"

Hearing this, Han Xuan laughed out loud, "This is the difference between your vision and Yun Qi's vision. You only see one, but not the other. Haha... you don't know yet, for this Lu Xun It is this Lu Meng who supplies food and grass to the Lu Family Army! The food in his hands is the life of the Lu Family Army!"

Ah...ah...

Shi suddenly stood up. He seemed to understand all at once, "What does Mr. Yunqi mean? To blackmail Lu Meng... to cut off the Lu family's army's food? And then... to wipe out the Lu family's army?"

"Maybe I would do this if it were me." Han Xuan's eyes narrowed into slits.

He received an urgent message from Guan Lin this morning, and it was this urgent message that deeply shocked him.

Vision...

This is the vision!

Han Xuan has lived for so many years, and he finally discovered that when it comes to vision, he can't even compare to a nose hair of this guy Guan Lin!

Such a great opportunity…

If it were him, he must be thinking the same thing as Shi, thinking about how to kill Lu Xun, how to destroy the Lu family army, and kill people with borrowed swords to avoid future troubles.

Can…

What Guan Lin wrote in his urgent letter was to force Lu Xun and lead the Lu family army to abandon Wu and surrender to Shu!

The detailed steps have been listed.

No matter how small or small, everything has been thought of!

——"This boy, you can't accept it!" 』

Han Xuan sighed...

Blinking his eyes, "Four Young Master Guan wants Lu Xun, and he also wants Lu Jiajun. For this matter... I have to thank you, Jiaozhou, for your full help!"

"Of course, Fourth Young Master Guan will not let your work go in vain. The remaining Eight Ox Crossbows, Fourth Young Master Guan will give you a half!"

I heard it was discounted in half...

The scholar quit and waved his hands quickly, "It's pointless to talk about money!"

"Master Yunqi taught us a trick before and successfully delayed the Lu Jiajun's attack. It's not too late for me to be grateful!"

"Sigh... If it wasn't our own fault that Lu Ji ran away, why would we still be so nervous now? So walking on thin ice? It's our negligence! But Master Yunqi can do this, help this step, he has already I am a friend of Zhoushi's family, and I am always generous to friends of Zhoushi's family, but I will never refuse when given an order!"

"As for the half discount, let's not mention it again. If it comes to my eldest brother's ears, he will think that Mr. Yunqi looks down on us in Jiaozhou!"

this…

Han Xuan couldn't help but swallowed.

——"This is hundreds of thousands of gold. Jiaozhou's generosity to his friends...that's really generous."

"Ahem...Ahem..." He coughed quickly and said solemnly: "Then...I will tell you the specific plan in detail...We are all friends, and I won't hide this from you. Son, we can’t let Soochow think that it’s us in Jingzhou who are causing trouble secretly!”

"It's all easy to say." Shi's tone became serious, "I'm just worried now that if Lu Ji escapes, Lu Xun and the Lu family army will definitely invade in a large scale. There are only twenty Eight Bull Crossbows now. Can Yulin County...can withstand it? ?”

Hear this…

Han Xuan also frowned in an instant.

Apparently, he also looked worried.

Seeing Han Xuan's behavior, the scholar became even more worried, "Mr. Han is also worried, can't twenty men and eight oxen crossbows withstand the Lu family's offensive?"

"Ah..." Han Xuan was startled. He looked at Shi Shi in confusion: "I think my dear brother has misunderstood!"

"My worry... is that this eight-oxen crossbow must not shoot Lu Xun to death. If he dies... it would be a pity. A dead man cannot abandon Wu and flee to Shu!"

Ah...ah...

Han Xuan's words made Shi fall into deep confusion and surprise.

——"What does Mr. Han mean by this?" 』

——"Mr. Han versus the Eight Ox Crossbow, no, is it the case that Mr. Han has so much confidence in Mr. Yunqi?" 』

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