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

In the Celadon Pavilion, Gu Yong left, but Li Dian stayed.

Also left behind was Cao Pi's hesitating figure.

Wu Zhi and Liu Zhen looked at each other.

Liu Zhen said with emotion: "Soochow is really a lion with a big mouth..."

Wu Zhi glanced at Li Dian in the room and murmured in a low voice: "It doesn't count. After all, they really let General Li Dian go. On the contrary, we are talking in vain and have nothing."

While speaking, Wu Zhi and Liu Zhen both looked up at Cao Pi and saw that he was still pacing with frowning eyebrows, and the atmosphere was particularly depressing.

It was Liu Zhen again. He couldn't stand the atmosphere and asked Cao Pi:

"Zihuan, do you think...the Prime Minister will agree to Soochow?"

"Father is the most important righteous man." Cao Pi paused in his steps and spoke firmly, "Soochow wants General Wenyuan, and no matter what, my father will not agree. What's more, Jiangdong... This is the place that fears General Wenyuan the most, but It is also the place that hates him the most. Sending him to Soochow would be tantamount to being cut into pieces, and his father would be laughed at by the world..."

Wu Zhi nodded, "So, Gu Yong threw out another piece of 'sincerity'. Soochow's purpose is also for this piece of 'sincerity', right?"

indeed…

Just now, Gu Yong handed Li Dian back to Cao Pi and even allowed Li Dian to leave at any time. This undoubtedly showed Soochow's determination and sincerity in "joining forces with Cao to conquer Jingzhou".

Similarly, Gu Yong also made their request.

Or, hand Zhang Liao over to Soochow;

Or, take Shouchun City and the Huaihe River as the boundary, and divide Huaiyuan County, Fengyang County, Quyang County, Chengde County south of the Huaihe River...

In fact, it means ceding the entire Huaiyin area except Shouchun to Soochow.

You should know that the north and south of the Huaihe River are collectively referred to as the Lianghuai River. The general range is the Yangtze River in the south, Shandong in the north, and the Central Plains in the west.

Among them, the part from the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River is called Huainan. Huainan is represented by Shouchun, and Huaibei is represented by Xuzhou.

Because there is no danger to defend Shouchun City, there is only the Huaihe River in the north, which can be easily broken through, and it cannot be called a barrier militarily. In troubled times, the Shouchun generation must be a meat grinder and a Shura field.

There is a vast plain nearby, so both sides can invest maximum troops here...

Soochow's request to cede the entire Huainan outside Shouchun City was equivalent to completely pulling out Shouchun's minions, leaving Shouchun City exposed to Soochow's troops at any time.

Once it breaks through the Huaihe River, Soochow can go north to take Xuzhou, stabilize the two Huaihe Rivers, and then take the Central Plains to the west and Shandong to the north.

There have been successful examples of this in history.

For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, did this and even made Xuzhou, the site of the Fourth War, his capital.

Undoubtedly, Sun Quan's purpose is to follow suit and strive for more possibilities for Jiangdong's future.

So? The problem?

"Prime Minister, will you agree to Soochow?" Liu Zhen asked at the right time.

Wu Zhi also looked at Cao Pi. He was not sure about the prime minister's decision.

But, how could Cao Pi be sure?

He shook his head, "I don't know. Normally, it would be impossible for my father to agree, but now...it's obvious that fighting on two fronts has put great pressure on my father. Maybe...it's the lesser of two evils, At least Huainan...even if Shouchun is lost, there is no danger to defend here. With General Wenyuan here, we can get it back at any time!"

He said this, but how could it not be difficult in Cao Pi's heart?

It's just...it's the same sentence.

There is Sun Quan on one side and Guan Yu on the other. With two evils facing each other, we can only choose the lesser one——

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Sun Quan summoned Gu Yong and Lu Meng again.

Sun Quan smiled and asked: "What do you think Cao Cao will make?"

Gu Yong raised his hand and said: "There is a sentence in Cao Cao's "Dan Ge Xing", 'The Duke of Zhou spits out his nourishment, and the world returns to its heart.' How heroic and heroic? If... he handed over Zhang Liao to the lord, then he would not be Cao Cao... As for the second article, cede Huainan Land, haha... Even for Cao Cao, I'm afraid it won't be an easy choice!"

Hearing this, Sun Quan raised his eyes and asked, "What does Mr. Gu mean? Will Cao Cao refuse?"

Gu Yong lowered his head and thought.

On the other hand, Lu Meng held up his hands and said, "General, I will have some insights into this matter!"

"It's okay to say it, Zi Ming."

"It is impossible for Cao Cao to agree to this matter." Lu Meng stared. Over the years, he has been familiar with military books and has become more sophisticated. He can see more and further. "If you agree, then you have compromised. Cao Cao will not compromise..."

"Cao Cao still doesn't agree to Ziming's intention?"

"No." Lu Meng continued: "Cao Cao refused to agree, but the situation forced him to agree even if he didn't agree... Now because of that flying ball, the Jingzhou army has captured Wancheng, directly threatening the heart of Cao Wei, not only Lord, Cao Cao must also feel a huge threat!"

"The current situation...Cao Cao can no longer face the two battlefields alone like he did in Chibi in the past. He is no longer a match for the Sun-Liu alliance. If this continues, it will only collapse step by step, and in the past six months...even if Cao Cao doesn't want to admit it, , but the fact is before our eyes, Cao Wei was defeated miserably! Now Cao Wei is in danger!"

Speaking of this, Lu Meng paused.

"If Cao Cao wants to break the situation, he must compromise... So, even if he doesn't agree, Cao Cao will quietly take down the protection of the cities and counties that the lord wants, and let the lord attack them! But... maybe it won't be as we imagined. With so many people, it is very difficult for Cao Cao to 'cut' half of the cities and counties in Huainan, the lord... Is this his sincerity?"

"Hahahaha..." Following Lu Meng's words, Sun Quan laughed happily.

He smiled while holding the hands of Gu Yong and Lu Meng: "No matter what Cao Cao chooses, he must go ahead with the surprise attack on Jingzhou!"

As he spoke, Sun Quan took the two of them to the inner hall, where a huge map of Jingzhou had already been laid out.

Sun Quan pointed to Changsha and Jiangling City that had already been marked above, and his tone became serious: "I never thought that Jiangling's money and food actually came from Jiaozhou and were transferred from Changsha. In this way, not only Jiangling, but also Changsha We have decided to wait until the dry season is over. Ziming, you will lead the troops and divide them into two groups to launch a surprise attack on Jiangling and Changsha at the same time..."

Sun Quan mentioned the dry season.

Why, this plan has to wait until the dry season.

This is because during the dry season, the Yangtze River bank is too shallow and a large number of ships are traveling, which is very likely to cause stranding.

And it is already January, and the end of the dry season is only two months away.

But Lu Meng had his own ideas, and he quickly suggested: "The end of the low water season is not enough, we have to wait until the high water season..."

"Why?" Sun Quan asked in shock.

Lu Meng explained: "Only during the high water period, the current is turbulent and stirs up rolling waves. The water and sky are the same color. From a bird's eye view, it is white. In this way...all my warships in Soochow are dyed white, and all the soldiers are white." Wearing white clothes and armor, crossing the river in white clothes, our military fleet will merge with the Yangtze River from a bird's eye view, so... we can bypass the sight of the flying ball in the sky."

Speaking of this, Lu Meng increased his tone, "My lord, please don't think that Guan Yu can conquer Wancheng...it depends on the sudden arrow in the flying ball! These flying balls go up to the sky, and when you look down, you can see the entire battlefield at a glance. Only then It is the most terrifying thing. If we want to raid Jingzhou, our first priority must be to avoid the eyes of this flying ball."

Lu Meng's words successfully convinced Sun Quan.

In fact, Lu Meng only said half of what he said.

There is still half, if it is a flood period and heavy rain, Lu Meng doubts... whether this flying ball can take off like usual.

Similarly, the heavy rain during the high water period also gave this fleet of "white clothes crossing the river" the most hidden protection.

At this moment, Sun Quan's eyes were blazing, "So... we still have to wait for half a year, I can't wait any longer!"

Gu Yong reminded: "Don't be too anxious about this matter. In the past six months... let the Guan family father and son help the lord consume Cao Wei's troops... Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, this pair of lords, and Soochow It’s all beneficial and no harm!”

Lu Meng also handed over his hand: "The general will start training this white-clad army immediately. Half a year later, the white-clad troops will cross the river, turning the whole world upside down, and the world will be shocked -"

Hearing this, Sun Quan put all his hands on Lu Meng's.

His words were thoughtful.

"In the Battle of Chibi, Gongjin burned Wulin Port, which made him famous for thousands of years. Ziming was the person favored by both Gongjin and Zijing. It was time for Ameng, the former Wu Xia, to become famous. I, Soochow, lacked someone to shock the world. General!"

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On the outskirts of Xiangyang City, in the Xian Mountains.

——"Swish swish..."

Continuous arrows flew out of his sleeves, three in a row hit the target, but they were still some distance away from the target, and two arrows missed.

"Or not…"

A young gentleman clenched his fists, and his thick eyebrows almost formed an inverted figure.

It seems to be because not all five arrows hit the target;

And because the strength and accuracy did not reach the ideal situation, the young master was very upset.

This young man is Guan Xing, and he is currently learning an assassination method - "Shadow Arrow"!

Standing next to him was a heroic and capable woman. The woman shook her head slightly and whispered: "It was indeed a little bit worse!"

This woman is Sun Ru, Lu Xun's wife.

Because she heard that Guan Xing was going to the north to assassinate Cao Cao, she personally taught Guan Xing how to use hidden weapons.

This "Shadow Arrow" is her specialty.

However, what is called "shadow arrows" is actually hiding short, fine arrows in the sleeves, and then shooting the arrows through a special method. This kind of... can often kill people in about ten steps.

But because the distance, strength, and accuracy of the swing all need to be adjusted by the wrist, it is extremely difficult.

"It's so difficult to practice..."

Guan Xing sighed. In fact, his progress was already very fast.

But Sun Ru knew that to complete the task of assassinating Cao Cao, the current level was definitely not enough, so he had strict requirements on Guan Xing.

"Difficult?" Sun Ru said with a cold face, "Do you think that assassinating Cao Cao is as simple as talking and drinking water? Do you think that assassinating Cao Cao can be done with the Qinglong Sword?"

"Haha... There are many tiger guards around Cao Cao, but the tiger idiot Xu Chu is alone? Are you okay? How easy is it to get close to him?"

Speaking of this, Sun Ru sighed, suddenly feeling a little unbearable.

The Guan Xing in front of him was not yet twenty years old. He was as old as Lu Yan and was far from mature.

But for the sake of Guan Xing, she could only force herself to be as steely as heart.

"Ten steps, this is the most likely distance to get close to Cao Cao! Do you know how difficult it will be to get one more step closer?"

this…

Following Sun Ru's words, Guan Xing gritted his teeth.

He could feel Sun Ru's painstaking efforts, and even recalled...that time when he knelt on one knee in front of Diao Chan, Diao Chan's reply to him.

——"If you can do it and kill someone ten steps away, then maybe... I can help you go to the north and carry out this assassination!"

Is this a test?

Guan Xing doesn’t know…

What he knew was that if Diao Chan agreed, if Diao Chan's daughter, the parrot's mistress, would accept him.

Then... what a mountain of knives he will embark on.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den... This is a narrow escape!

At this time, Guan Xing picked up the "Shadow Arrow" that fell on the ground and planned to continue practicing...

Practice hard!

At this moment, a hot air balloon appeared in the eyes of Sun Ru and Guan Xing above the sky of Xian Mountain, and it was slowly landing.

Of course, this is no surprise.

Since the birth of this hot air balloon, it has taken on the important task of communicating between Xiangyang City and Wancheng. The delivery of letters is a piece of cake. Even... the transfer of some personnel can also be completed through this hot air balloon.

Even, under the guidance of Liu Ye.

After several back and forth, Zhuge Ke was able to skillfully operate the "hot air balloon" and became Jingzhou's fourth "pilot" after Huang Chengyan, Liu Ye, and Huang Yueying!

Speaking of which, hot air balloons can also take on the task of transporting food, but... Guan Lin only has two hot air balloons now. The scale of food delivery is too small. It can only be said to be better than nothing, and it can't help Wancheng much.

Watching the hot air balloon slowly landing, Sun Ru couldn't help but sigh.

"Yesterday, injured generals such as Wang Fu and Zhao Lei were sent back. Who is coming back today?"

A guard of the Lu family army beside him quickly reported: "The second general is returning today...Yesterday, the second general dragged Wang Fu to supervise the army to tell Mr. Yunqi that he is returning today!"

ah…

Sun Ru was shocked.

Guan Xing's heart "thumped", and all of a sudden, his whole body began to tremble.

And then came the tremors…violent tremors.

Just like the words of this Lu Jiajun personal guard, he was immediately frightened to the extreme.

Finally...it's here.

Huh...huh...

With a heavy exhalation, Guan Xing was scurrying around like a headless fly, as if he had completely lost his mind.

"No...I have to go and apologize to my father. I...I have to go and apologize to my father!"

Finally, Guan Xing seemed to have made a decision. His heart skipped a beat and he took steps to walk out.

One step, two steps...the seventh step, the eighth step...At this moment, with a "swish" sound, a shadow arrow shot out and sank steadily into the stone steps in front of him.

The shadow arrow with a range of ten steps hit Guan Xing...just right!

It was precisely because of this shadow arrow that Guan Xing, who was in a state of confusion, froze in his tracks, and he seemed to calm down suddenly.

At the same time, Sun Ru had caught up with him and stopped him in front of him with one hand.

"Have you forgotten what Young Master Yun Qi told you? Have all these days of practicing Shadow Arrow been in vain? It's better to live than die!"

It was obvious that Sun Ru's words were somewhat meaningful.

It's like she already knew in advance that something big was going to happen.

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Guan Lin is discussing the next strategy with Lu Xun.

Lu Xun pointed at the map and said, "Zhang Liao withdrew his 50,000 troops from Runan and seemed to have made a big detour toward Xu Capital City. As you expected, it was Cao Ren who took over the entire Wei army in Fancheng. "

Guan Lin nodded: "Zhang Liao is the same as my father and Mr. Xu. He is a righteous man who knows how to repay his kindness... Cao Cao must also know that Zhang Liao's heart is not in Xiangfan, but in Soochow... Besides, he has experienced such a situation. It’s natural to turn it over and transfer it away...”

At this point, Guan Lin changed the subject, "I never thought that Cao Cao did not hand over the power of commanding the troops to Xu Huang, but instead gave it all to Cao Ren..."

"Just because I gave it to Cao Ren..." Lu Xun said impatiently.

Guan Lin interrupted him directly, "Let me guess, when facing my father, according to Cao Ren's usual fighting style, he was probably completely opposite to Zhang Liao's army command, and he took back all the troops sent abroad, right? Are all the soldiers and horses hidden in Fancheng?"

Following Guan Lin's words, Lu Xun laughed out loud, "He was thinking, how can Fancheng hold a hundred thousand people?"

"Today, Cao Ren leads 50,000 people to garrison in Fancheng, Xu Huang leads 30,000 people to garrison in Pinglu City, Yin Shu and Niu Gai lead 10,000 people to garrison Yancheng and Xinye City respectively... It seems that Cao Ren wants to show Defensive posture as always.”

"This is the best..." Guan Lin said with emotion: "At least, the pressure on my father's side will be much less."

"Then what's next?" Lu Xun asked curiously: "Next, how should we fight this battle?"

"Balance...for the time being, we have to maintain the balance of this battlefield." Guan Lin blurted out this sentence, and then explained, "Time is our friend."

While explaining, he took out a bamboo slip from his arms and slowly unfolded it: "My father's trip to the joint camp a hundred miles north of Fancheng, at the cost of the blood and sweat of so many soldiers, can bring an important piece of information. Got it!"

"What?"

"Between Xiangfan and Xiangfan, there is a detailed water conservancy topographic map of the Han River Basin." Guan Lin became more energetic and pointed at the map to explain, "My father has already mapped the important geographical features of the Han River Basin such as its water flows, ponds, and heights. The location is clearly marked. I just asked Mrs. Huang. Because of this water conservancy map, the plan to divert water during high water periods is almost foolproof. Mrs. Huang even designed a blueprint for digging a dam for me. Wait until July... No matter how many troops Cao Wei has in Fancheng, it will be useless!"

Or is it diverting water and pouring it back?

As Lu Xun listened to Guan Lin's words, his eyes were fixed on the bamboo slip. He could feel that this was the water conservancy and topography map that Guan Yu and Guan Jiajun had exchanged for countless "lives".

Among them, Huang Yueying has been marked.

Where to dig? Where to divert water? Where to store water...even these locations can be completed on the south bank of the Han River. It is equivalent to building a large reservoir on the south bank. When the water rise period comes and heavy rains are coming, all you need to do is dig the dams and the entire Han River. The water basin includes Fancheng and Xiangyang...all will be flooded!

The difference is that Xiangyang is prepared, but Fancheng knows nothing about it!

Look at it this way…

The strategy of diverting water and flooding Fancheng... seems feasible!

only…

"We can hold on until July, but...does your father...do he have enough food?" Speaking of this, Lu Xun showed a little worry, "Now Cao Wei is transporting food to the battlefield of Fancheng through Shangyong and Runan. Although it is a long way There is a lot, but there is still hope after all, but there is no grain road between us and Fancheng, how can we transport grain to Wancheng?"

"There is a food path..."

"Ah..." Guan Lin's words surprised Lu Xun.

Guan Lin pointed to the sky, "We have an air force. If Cao Wei can guard against the food channels on the ground, can he guard against those in the sky?"

this…

Lu Xun had also heard that the hot air balloon was delivering food to Wancheng, but it was only a drop in the bucket!

Of course the cost is also huge.

But considering that Guan Lin is not short of money, these are not problems.

The question is, how much grain is there in a cane basket? Enough to feed five hundred soldiers for a day?

But... there are 20,000 people in Wancheng!

Lu Xun was astonished, and Guan Lin's words came out again, "I mean, what if I have hundreds of hot air balloons, or even hundreds of thousands of hot air balloons? In this way, I can give Wancheng all the food and weapons." My dad flew it over—"

Ah...ah...

This time, Lu Xun was stunned.

It's not that he thinks Guan Lin is talking nonsense, but...but he has a strong feeling that it's the speed at which Mianshui Villa can manufacture ordnance.

Just like in the past, within a month...Mianshui Villa was able to build more than 30,000 Qin crossbows, even ahead of schedule and exceeding the quota.

This speed is daunting.

It is no exaggeration to say that Guan Lin wants Mianshui Villa to build hundreds or thousands of hot air balloons within a month. It is really... really possible!

This is what is called - Jingzhou speed, Mianshui speed!

Seeing that Lu Xun was still daydreaming, Guan Lin added: "Mr. Huang has already returned to Mianshui Villa. I also talked to him about this matter. He gave a conservative figure, within a month... two hundred hot air balloons, It’s not a big problem...Mr. Liu Ye even specifically mentioned that he would improve some hot air balloons specially used to transport food!"

This hot air balloon started when Guan Lin handed the blueprint to Huang Chengyan and Liu Ye.

This is a matter of physics.

Naturally, physics problems must be left to Mr. Liu Ye, the "great physicist" of this era, and Guan Lin can rest assured.

"call…"

Listening to Guan Lin's words, Lu Xun let out a long sigh.

Two hundred people in a hot air balloon are no joke... They have to fly over together, covering the sky and covering the sky, fearing that even the sun will be blocked. Is this what is called - blocking out the sky and the sun?

With a "gudong" sound, Lu Xun couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Speaking of which, Cao, Sun, and Liu each have their own merits in building their military strength. Cao Wei is famous for his "cavalry", and Sun Quan is famous for his "Jiangdong Navy". According to Liu Bei...the crossbows are stronger, while the Shu army is more successful in mountain warfare. One chip.

This is a balanced situation.

But if... a large-scale air force suddenly appears, the increase in combat power will undoubtedly be huge in terms of reconnaissance, raids, and cooperation between arms.

It's subversive.

Lu Xun didn't dare to think about it, because he felt that... this had exceeded all his imagination.

The air force, the battlefield...this is terrifying!

However, after Guan Lin mentioned the idea of ​​forming an air force, he immediately changed the subject, "To be honest, what I am most worried about now is not Cao Wei, but Soochow?"

"Soochow?" Lu Xun nodded slightly, "Sun Quan is indeed not a person who is willing to be lonely... However, despite the fierce fighting on the Xiangfan battlefield, Fancheng has still not been captured, so Sun Quan should not..."

"What I'm worried about is not that the situation makes him pregnant, but that... this hot air balloon, the appearance of this hot air balloon, I'm afraid it will make Sun Quan think more, thinking that the Yangtze River will be easily crossed, thinking of the sudden One day, our army will come out from behind him, and these...are enough to make him sleepy and sleepless, right?"

Guan Lin bluntly expressed his worries. "Now Sun Quan is afraid of this hot air balloon, but he also wants to see through it, right? Everyone has two hearts, one is greedy, and the other is unwilling!"

As Guan Lin said...

Sun Quan indeed has two hearts.

One heart is greedy for this hot air balloon, and the other is a heart unwilling to be trapped in Jiangdong.

Just when Guan Lin said this.

"Young Master..." Shiwu hurriedly rushed in, "The second general is here..."

ah…

As soon as these words came out, Guan Lin was shocked. What he subconsciously asked was not...where is my father.

But - "Where is my second brother?"

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Ps:

(I'm a little tired today and not in good condition, so I'll just give you one chapter... and I'll write more!)