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

Yu Jin led a group of light cavalry to the north gate of Anlu City and looked at the place in front of him where Guan Lin had an appointment with him.

Dong Heng and Dong Chao watched their surroundings carefully, fearing that there might be an ambush here.

Yu Jin looked calm and relaxed, looking up at the distant mountain peaks on both sides and the plain land, and said in his mouth: "What on earth is Guan Lin thinking? Such a place for a battle, there is no The terrain is sheltered and there is no ambush in the jungle. A head-on confrontation? Does he think he is Guan Yu?"

Indeed, as Yu Jin said...

A battle on such a terrain will test the legion's combat capabilities and Chi Guoguo's combat prowess. If it were Guan Yu, Yu Jin might still be a little wary, but Guan Lin...

Haha, who is he? Are you worthy of fighting him head-on in Yu Jin?

Dong Heng also looked around and said with emotion: "Yes, the surrounding mountains are too far away, there are no jungles, and there are no deep ditches. There will not be any hidden ambush... Guanlin is asking for a fight here, and he is asking for his own death."

Dong Chao also echoed: "General Yu, can you accept this battle?"

"Haha..." Yu Jin smiled. He squinted his eyes and looked at Anlu City directly in front of him. He sighed in his heart: "Am I overestimating this Fourth Young Master Guan? He is not the willing prime minister of Qin State at the age of twelve. Luo, but Zhao Kuo, the armchair strategist of Zhao State!"

Speaking of this, Yu Jin's laughter became more and more cheerful.

"This battle is scheduled, I have accepted it——"

Dong Heng said excitedly: "This kid? Didn't he shoot a dumb arrow?"

Dong Chao said quietly: "I hope he is not a coward!"

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Jiangxia, Hengshan Military Camp.

Zhu Ling was sharpening his sword when his son Zhu Shu came in mysteriously and cautiously. Zhu Ling asked curiously: "What? Looking at you, have you made any progress?"

Zhu Shu said with a smile: "Dad, Guan Lin finally took the bait. He accepted my father's request to surrender and asked him to go to Anlu City with Wei Jun's food hoarding and defense plans to discuss important matters together. He also asked Guan Yu on his behalf. How about asking Liu Bei for a 'general'?"

"Okay!" Zhu Ling punched Zhu Shu excitedly and laughed out loud, "What a boy! I'm not bragging about my father. A tiger father has no dog son! My father didn't teach you in vain!"

"It's just dad..." Zhu Shu asked doubtfully: "Dad, do you really want to hand over the grain hoarding and defense map to Guan Lin? Or should you hand over a fake one!"

"It must be true." Zhu Ling said with a smile: "This Guan Lin is not an ordinary person. He may not be good at commanding troops in battle, but he is good at reading people's hearts and ghosts! I want to use a fake letter to deceive him. , that is the most difficult thing!”

"But if it's a real picture... wouldn't it be..."

Before Zhu Shu finished speaking, Zhu Ling's tone was filled with a hint of fatherly instruction, "My son, daddy will teach you today. Only generals who can talk about tactics on paper will stick to the 'defense plan' and use troops." The way of war is ever-changing, and defense is always fatal, but people can live. He Guan Lin thinks that a mere defense plan can burn down the Hengshan granary. This is just childish!"

At this point, Zhu Ling's tone became a little more exciting and awe-inspiring, "My son, if you win this battle, the contribution you and dad will make this time may be comparable to Zhou Yu and Huang Gai of Soochow!"

this…

Speaking of this, Zhu Shu suddenly remembered something. While sharpening his father's sword, he reminded: "Dad, there is one more thing. That Guan Lin actually asked the general for a battle."

"A fight?" Zhu Ling was stunned.

Therefore, Zhu Shu made an appointment with Guan Lin to fight and fight outside Anlu City at six o'clock tomorrow.

After General Yu Jin made a special inspection of the terrain, he agreed to the battle.

There was also the story that Yu Jin had mobilized 20,000 troops and horses, led by two generals, Dong Heng and Dong Chao, to fight. "

Well…

Zhu Ling pondered for a moment and quickly asked: "What about General Yu Jin?"

Zhu Shu explained: "General Yu Jin has always been cautious. Even though there does not seem to be an ambush in the north of Anlu City, General Yu Jin still decided to sit in the middle army to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to surprise our camp, food and grass..."

"As expected of General Yu..." After hearing Yu Jin's deployment, Zhu Ling couldn't help but sigh: "Others only saw that General Yu divided the two camps into each other's horns, but they didn't know that Guan Lin and Guan Ping were also each other's horns. With Shao Shao, There are many enemies, but he dares to engage in such a battle. This is contrary to common sense. It is understandable that General Yu should retain some strength and sit in the middle of the army to coordinate the dispatch...but..."

"What is it?" Zhu Shu asked quickly.

He could learn countless truths from every word of his father Zhu Ling, which benefited him a lot.

Zhu Lingtong paused and said, "Actually, there are only three outcomes to this battle. The first is a great victory for the two General Dongs and they take advantage of the situation to capture the enemy city. This is the most difficult and least likely. The second is the two Generals Dong. A small victory dampened the enemy's energy and made Guan Lin realize what kind of powerful opponent he was facing? The third point was that the two generals Dong were defeated and Guan Lin lost his momentum... However, no matter what Whether it’s the second or the third, your father’s surrender will become more valuable! It’s a rare commodity!”

Zhu Ling said a lot, but Zhu Shu couldn't fully understand it for a while.

He pursed his lips and asked, "Father? Why is this? Why does my father become so rare in small victories and small defeats?"

"Because young people are very energetic. If they have a small victory, they want a big victory. If they have a small defeat, then Guan Lin wants to make a comeback even more. The food hoarding and defense map he brought to his father is the key to this big victory and this comeback. The essential…"

Having said this, Zhu Lingtong paused for a moment before continuing with emotion: "Your father also came from Guan Lin's age. It's hard to find young people who can't be dazzled by victory, and can't try to make a comeback in the face of a small defeat. , and this kind of mentality will often reveal all the weaknesses, haha, everyone! There is a process of growth, your father is like this, and so is Guan Lin, Shu'er, you need to keep this in mind!"

Another earnest instruction.

Zhu Shu handed over his hand: "The child has been taught——"

Zhu Ling slowly stood up and walked to the door of the military tent. He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Anlu City in the distance.

His heart felt sad again:

——"Tomorrow's battle, haha, finally, the real game of this southern expedition is about to begin!" 』

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Luoyang City.

For three days, Cao Pi, Li Miao, Liu Zhen, Wu Zhi and others visited this place.

Finally, the group of them returned to the remaining sites of the once famous imperial palace, the "North and South Palaces".

Cao Piyou recalled...

Once upon a time, the two palaces in the north and south were connected to the sky, the Deyang Palace towering into the clouds, the majestic Canglong, Suzaku, White Tiger and Xuanwu gates connecting the two palaces, the Xiyuan where the emperor kept dogs, the emperor let Wang Shuhe, the swimming resort where the palace ladies were physically present...and the cock-crowing hall, the arsenal, and the commercial street opened by the emperor!

Because Cao Song once served as Da Honglu, he knew everything in the palace very well, so he would naturally tell Cao Pi about it as interesting things.

In the past, Cao Pi was very curious, especially Wang Shuhe, who was full of naked beauties. She wanted to take a look inside it. She had no other ideas, she just wanted to take a look.

But once, it was his identity and status that blocked him from the palace;

Now, it is a fire that clearly demonstrates the prosperity of the past and the dilapidation of the present.

"The fire caused by Dong Zhuo and Li Ru really burned this place to the ground!"

Cao Pi sighed quietly.

The group of people walked slowly in the palace.

The magnificent palaces in the past are now majestic and dilapidated. There are weeds growing in the palace, rabbits running around, and foxes chasing rabbits...

The troops brought by Cao Pi were busy transporting food and materials into the palace.

A soldier pounced and caught a rabbit. His companions laughed. Not far away, a few beggars were leaning against the palace wall to bask in the sun. A soldier went to chase them away. "Get up, get up, Luoyang is going to be rebuilt. From now on, this will be Wei Gong’s palace, everyone, get out!”

A beggar muttered: "Who is the Duke of Wei? The emperor is gone? Where is the Duke?"

Listen to these ignorant words...

Seeing this depressing scene, Liu Zhen sighed with emotion: "It will not be easy to rebuild Luoyang like this!"

Li Miao looked up at the palace and sighed softly: "Luoyang is the most ancient place in the world. It has a long story. No matter which dynasty it is, it will eventually be based here..."

Wu Zhi followed Li Miao's words, "But the Prime Minister has posed a difficult problem for Zihuan. The war is now tense, and many resources have to be supplied to the front line. This Luoyang City? How to repair it? A small fight, or a big fanfare, and this palace, Since it is the palace of Duke Wei, then...should it be built more grandly? Or should it be more low-key?"

Wu Zhi's question caused Cao Pi to stop. He turned around and looked at Li Miao, "Mr. Li, what do you think? How should we solve this problem of Jizhong (Wu Zhi)? How should Luoyang be repaired?"

this…

Li Miao paused for a moment before opening his mouth: "Zihuan, do you know why Prime Minister Cao wants you to build Luoyang at this time?"

"Why?"

"Because Prime Minister Cao..." At this point, Li Miao hesitated, as if because Liu Zhen and Wu Zhi were here, he was a little worried about what he said next.

Wu Zhi and Liu Zhen understood each other and quickly excused themselves and went aside.

Cao Pi stretched out his hand to signal Li Miao, "Mr. Li, can you speak now?"

"The Prime Minister has two considerations. First, the current battle situation in Xiangfan, Nanyang, and Shouchun is not optimistic. On the surface, the Prime Minister is keeping his words and facing the enemy calmly, but secretly... The Prime Minister has already made preparations in advance, just in case. If this line is lost, Guan Yu's troops will head north, directly pointing to the important area of ​​Xudu. Xudu is too close to Fancheng. If the emperor colludes with Guan Yu internally and externally, the Wei Dynasty will be in danger!"

"The reason for all this is because the emperor is in Xudu, and Xudu has become Guan Yu's pawn to contain Prime Minister Cao. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, he will be in an embarrassing situation where he neither dares to abandon nor can he defend. Therefore, The Prime Minister is considering moving the Emperor to another place!"

this…

Li Miao's words gave Cao Pi a feeling of enlightenment, but he was confused again, "Then why can't it be Yecheng? Wouldn't it be easier to move the capital to Yecheng than to rebuild Luoyang?"

"Because Yecheng is the royal capital of Wei, Cao Chengxiang set the royal capital in Yecheng that year just to get rid of the constraints of the Han court. If the emperor is moved to Yecheng, where will Prime Minister Cao live? Besides... there is a second Tiao, Yecheng is located in the northeast. It is a fertile land for war and defense, but it is not a place for a unified king. Prime Minister Cao can raise troops here, but he cannot rule the country with it. Today, Prime Minister Cao is getting old, and he no longer thinks about a city. The gain or loss of one place is about how to level the world and how to unify it! How to make Cao Wei rationally empty out the Han Dynasty... and even create an opportunity to take the final step!"

The more Li Miao spoke, the more serious his tone became...

He had rehearsed the scene in front of him and these words with Guan Lin countless times.

Guan Lin was determined that according to the plan...he would reach this point sooner or later.

And this step is a crucial step for Shu Han!

Li Miao continued, "For thousands of years, China has had two capitals, Chang'an in the west and Luoyang in the east. Luoyang is located in the middle, surrounded by rivers and mountains, and has a two-hundred-year foundation in the Han Dynasty. The royal power has flourished. If Luoyang is rebuilt, Prime Minister Cao The royal capital can be moved back to Luoyang at any time. In the south, it can deter Sun Quan in the southeast, and in the west, it can defend Liu Bei in the southwest. Compared with Yecheng, which is far in the northeast, it is much more convenient to have a large army trekking every time when raising troops... This is the place that Sun and Liu dream of, and the prime minister Wouldn’t it be a pity if it were abandoned and not used?”

this…

After listening to Li Miao's words, Cao Pi looked at the devastated Luoyang and was silent for a while.

A long time, a long time...

Cao Pi then opened his mouth and asked, "What about Mr. Li? What should I do?"

"This is the future capital of Wei... This is the retreat left by the Prime Minister. Naturally, we should carry out large-scale construction and recruit civilians to build Luoyang City more prosperous and stronger than before... In addition..." Li Miao's eyes narrowed in an instant, "I have one more thing to say, and I can only say it after asking Mr. Zihuan a question."

"What's the problem?" Cao Pi asked quickly.

Li Miao's words were serious, "What if one day, Prime Minister Cao ascends the throne and becomes the queen, and passes on the great cause to Master Zijian while he is confused? Then Zihuan, are you going to accept your fate? Or are you going to give it a try? This is what you, Cao Zihuan, are building. Before building Luoyang City, you must consider it first!"

this…

All of a sudden, the conversation is moving at a rapid pace!

Cao Pi's eyes widened instantly, almost exploding...

What if, what if one day?

He... what would he do?

Give it a try? He broke with Zijian and fought against the odds;

It's better to let things go, at least Zijian's kindness and kindness can make him have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life!

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Jiangxia, Anlu City.

Since the last snow passed, this has been the sixth consecutive day of sunshine.

Weather that alternates between hot and cold is most likely to cause various throat diseases.

At this moment, the bright sunshine shines through one or two thin clouds floating in the sky, and the wind rustles the dead leaves floating in the air.

Withered yellow leaves float down from the bare branches in the distant mountains. Only the gray-black branches are exposed on the mountains. From an aesthetic point of view, they are only missing a few embellishments of white snow...

Outside Anlu City, the soldiers and horses led by Liao Hua and the soldiers and horses led by Dong Heng and Dong Chao looked at each other in the distance on the endless plain outside the city.

Liao Hua's army is in the west, and Dong Heng's and Dong Chao's armies are in the east. The two armies are arranged in neat uniforms.

Liao Hua had nearly 8,000 soldiers, of which 2,000 were cavalry. Dong Chao and Dong Heng had 20,000 soldiers, both of whom were infantry.

The sun gradually climbed higher, the clouds slowly passed by in the sky, and tens of thousands of troops were about to attack.

The horn sounded, and Liao Hua approached slowly on his horse. They could finally see each other...

Dong Heng and Dong Chao looked intently at Liao Hua's sharp eagle eyes. From the face of it, the eagle eyes were sharp and attentive.

In addition, Liao Hua's chin is upturned and prominent, his face is long and narrow, and his figure is also slender.

This appearance...is more like a warlock than a general.

Only Liao Hua's plump court appearance was unforgettable.

"Who is coming?" Dong Chao raised his spear and asked Liao Hua. "This general's men will not kill the nameless ghost——"

Liao Hua reported his family name, "A native of Xiangyang, Jingzhou, the captain of Jiangxia - Liao Hua, whose courtesy name is Yuan Jian!"

Generally speaking, generals do not report their family status in such detail... and often even add one or two harsh words.

From this point of view, Liao Hua's voice seemed a bit refined.

really…

"Ha ha ha ha--"

When Liao Hua's words came out, Dong Heng and Dong Chao burst into laughter. They felt that this was a weakling who didn't understand the rules on the battlefield. Such generals... what would they be afraid of if ten of them came?

The personal guard beside him reported: "Liao Hua was originally the commander-in-chief of Guan Yu's men. He was appointed as the captain of Jiangxia by Guan Lin, the fourth son of the Guan family. He has never had any achievements before...he is a new general!"

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Dong Heng and Dong Chao laughed even louder...

Dong Chao pointed his gun at Liao Hua and taunted: "I will give you some time to think about it. I will spare your life. Go back and be a teacher in the private school as soon as possible, so that the swords and swords on this battlefield will not be in vain... Life! Hahahaha..."

The sarcastic laughter couldn't stop ringing in Cao's army.

Faced with the enemy's provocation, the lieutenant next to Liao Jiajia could not sit still and was eager to try.

Liao Hua was filled with joy and anger...

He even ordered his soldiers, "Please take good care of your soldiers, and tell them not to get excited, and follow the tactics practiced in the past few days! Anyone who disobeys will be dealt with according to military law!"

"Here——"

The deputy general agreed...

However, the deputy general agreed... but how could the soldiers not be excited?

Their daughters-in-law had been re-recruited and given to other military households. Now it’s unclear who is keeping them... Thinking about that scene makes one feel angry!

Under such hatred of seizing his wife, the eight thousand soldiers behind Liao Hua had already been sharpening their swords, their blood was boiling, and their back molars were chattering.

They couldn't kill Cao Cao, but the Cao army in front of them... was tantamount to bearing the monstrous anger for their "master"!

"Don't get excited, follow the drill, otherwise...if you lose the battle and your life is gone, what else can you do to get your wives back? Then why kill that thief Cao!"

A group of lieutenants continued to calm the soldiers' emotions that were about to explode.

…

On Anlu City, Guan Lin, Zhuge Ke, Zhang Xingcai, Shi Wu, Lu Su, and Luo Tong were all there... They looked at the bottom of the city and the battle formations on both sides that were getting ready to go.

Guan Lin's eyes looked to the sky from time to time, as if counting the hours...

Zhuge Ke quickly reminded.

"There's still a quarter of an hour to go." As he spoke, he also raised his head slightly to look at the sky, and couldn't help but sigh, "This weather is so weird. I've only heard of it in Luoyang before. In the hot summer, the hailstones were as big as chicken eggs. I never thought that the sun after the snow in Jiangxia today could become so vicious..."

Guan Lin smiled and said with emotion: "After a severe drought, there will be a severe flood, and after a severe flood, there will be a severe epidemic. The weather actually has some rules. Just like during the Battle of Chibi, the Sun-Liu coalition knew that there was always a consistent pattern on the river. The prevailing wind is southwesterly, but every year...for a short period of time, this southwesterly wind will turn into southeasterly wind...it can even be judged in advance through some omens."

"Of course, natural disasters have continued in recent years, and some weird weather events have also occurred from time to time. Who is benefiting from these weather conditions?"

Guan Lin and Zhuge Ke were chatting about the weather.

Zhang Xingcai was almost anxious. She pointed at Liao Hua and said anxiously: "Are you still in the mood to talk about the weather? Look at Captain Liao too? He doesn't look like he is leading troops in war... He is clearly a Confucian scholar. ...I don’t want to retaliate now, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to retaliate later, so I’m just saying... He has been calling the shots before, so how can he lead the troops well? I should be allowed to lead the troops!"

Shiwu also suggested: "Master Yunqi, why don't you let the last general replace Captain Liao?"

Zhang Xingcai spoke mercilessly, while the soldiers and warriors were more tactful. The implication was the same. This General Liao Hua... was unreliable!

He doesn't have the arrogance that a general should have at all!

Zhang Xingcai couldn't help but murmur in a low voice, "Just be the boss. It doesn't mean that being a civil servant is not as good as being a general. Why do you have to...do you have to pretend to be fat?"

Faced with the doubts of Zhang Xingcai and Shi Wu, Guan Lin smiled, "My father was also a housekeeper and nurseryman back then. By the way, he also sold mung beans. Didn't my uncle also weave mats and sell shoes? Xingcai Sister...your father also slaughtered pigs and sold dogs? But at that time, none of them could have imagined that now...the three brothers from Taoyuan are all acting like dogs!"

Uh...he looks like a human and a dog!

Guan Lin's words made everyone startled.

Fortunately, Guan Yu is not here, and both Zhang Fei and Liu Bei are not here...

Otherwise, these words would be quite heartbreaking!

On the contrary, Lu Su was stroking his beard while counting the number of enemy troops. "Yu Jin only sent 20,000 troops. He didn't even lead the troops himself. It seems that he still has concerns!"

"It's right to have concerns." Guan Lin smiled, "After all, so many people have died in Cao Wei in the past few months, and Yu Jin is a cautious and defensive general. This battle... we are fighting seriously, and he is at most a test. Let’s keep our lies...so, the advantage is mine!”

Lu Su's tone was gloomy... "Even if it's just a test, my military strength is still twice that of Yun Qi's...it shouldn't be underestimated..."

"Double..." Guan Lin smiled, "Double is not enough for these Jiangxia tribes to vent their anger!"

With this in mind, Guan Lin raised his head again. The increasingly fierce sunlight had already shaken Guan Lin a little, making him unable to open his eyes...

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

——"Today's sunshine is poisonous earlier and more dazzling than yesterday!" This is God helping me! 』

Thoughts on this…

"If you persist, grandpa, I will send you on your way -"

The voice of enemy general Dong Heng resounded...

Immediately afterwards, Cao Jun's horn sounded again, this time it was the horn of attack...

At the same time, there were more drums and shouts from behind the military formation.

Dong Chao also commanded the soldiers:

"Brothers, follow me and kill -"

Under the orders of Dong Heng and Dong Zhao, the sound of "tapping" running footsteps became louder and louder, and gradually turned into a "rumbling" sound...

The 20,000 Runan troops rushed towards Liao Hua's 8,000 soldiers like tigers attacking wolves.

On the contrary, Liao Hua remained calm and composed, and the entire Jiangxia army remained motionless!

finally…

When Cao Jun attacked halfway.

In the tense atmosphere, Guan Lin on the tower whispered in his heart:

——'The time has come! 』

——"The God of Death is coming to collect you!" 』

really…

Just when this is imminent...

Amid thousands of calls, Liao Hua finally showed his military flag.

In an instant, the eight thousand Jiangxia Legion, who were eager to try and sharpen their swords, seemed to be well-trained, and they began to take action.

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