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

Jiang Feng Xunxun slapped on the flag, making a crisp sound of "pah pah pah".

Solemn military music played, and the soldiers stood in awe.

Sun Quan and Lu Meng's plan had a certain effect. Because of Zhou Xun's return and because of the "young hero" from Jiangdong whom Sun Quan forcibly promoted, the morale of the entire Jiang defense army was high.

Today, Sun Quan and Lu Meng came together to inspect the three armies, and the officers and soldiers were all ready.

Under the roar of the river wind, they were sweating profusely from training, "Kill, kill, kill..." a series of neat training sounds continued to chant, and Sun Quan looked very satisfied.

Looking back on Zhou Xun, he always traveled to various garrison points to understand the defenses here, and then designed improvements and dispatched troops, horses and troops to ensure that the defense line was impregnable and foolproof.

This is a battle across the river that is destined to start, and it is also the last line of defense for the Sun family. Once the Jingzhou army crosses the river, the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River will completely fall.

At this moment, a civil servant was telling Sun Quan: "Reporting to the Marquis of Wu, since General Zhou took over the river defense, he has been rushing around all day. No matter how big or small, no matter how detailed it is, he personally handles and personally handles all matters among the three armies. It's just... so... In this way, General Zhou sleeps for less than two hours every day. I am worried that... his injuries have not recovered yet, so I am afraid... I am afraid..."

Following the words of the civil servant, Sun Quan ordered: "Tell my son Zhou Xun that even though he is young and vigorous, he still needs to rest on time. Just say it is Gu's will... If there is any violation, Gu will forcefully send someone to watch over him and rest." .”

"Here!" the clerk replied and ran away.

Sun Quan once again raised his eyes and looked at the heavily prepared military defense and said with emotion: "Sure enough, I did not hire the wrong person. Eight years ago it was Zhou Lang, and eight years later it was Zhou Xun. The Zhou family is the protector of my Sun family..."

Sun Quan was still sighing, but Lu Meng poured cold water on him, "My lord... you still have to make your next plan! After all, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Lu Xun, He Qi, and Jiang Qin are all over there in Jingzhou..."

The implication is that even if Zhou Xun deployed defenses like this, the situation of strength and weakness... still did not change.

What's more, they are very familiar with Soochow's "names" of each military general. If they are the vanguard, can the border defense withstand it?

"Hmph..." Sun Quan's eyes darkened, "Even if I can't hold on, I still want to make the Guan Yun flag peel off! Ziming..."

Sun Quan looked directly at Lu Meng, "Gu had an idea before and sent someone to do it more than a month ago!"

"What?" Lu Meng asked quickly.

"The iron cable across the river completely blocked the entire waterway east of the river from the outside world..."

"ah--"

Amid Lü Meng’s shocked cries, Sun Quan described the so-called iron cables across the river in detail, “Gu secretly sent craftsmen to build iron cables and cones on the riverside overnight, and set them up. There are more than a hundred chain cables, several hundred feet long. Each ring weighs twenty or thirty kilograms and is cut across at critical places along the river. Tens of thousands of iron cones, more than ten feet long, are placed in the water... In this way, the warships of Soochow can't get out, and the warships of Jingzhou and Huainan can't get out. Not coming!"

Is this... the Hengjiang Iron Cable?

Lu Meng looked at Sun Quan in disbelief, "My lord has been doing this all morning..."

"I have to leave myself a backup plan." Sun Quan said with emotion: "Since I can't step out of Jiangdong after all, I will block this Jiangdong and be the King of Wu in this Jiangdong. If I cross the river with an iron cable, I will be completely defeated. Their desire to cross south and covet you!”

--"I see! 』

Lu Meng secretly sighed, "It turns out that my lord has been preparing for a retreat early... It's just..."

He suddenly thought of something and asked Sun Quan quickly, "My lord? According to what you said, there are more than a hundred chain ropes, hundreds of feet long, each ring weighs twenty or thirty kilograms... and there are tens of thousands of iron awls, more than ten feet long, This is not a small expense, where does the money come from?"

Lu Meng was too familiar with the situation in Soochow. How could Sun Quan have any money? All the money was in the hands of the rich.

Because of this, such a project was definitely not something Sun Quan could complete with his treasury money.

Sun Quan's answer was just as Lu Meng expected, "The money, of course, comes from those rich families!"

"They will give it?"

"They won't give it, but Gu will rob it, just like Brother Gu did. What's more... Zi Ming doesn't think that Gu Dang really gave all their land to the people, right?"

this…

For a moment, Lu Meng felt a sense of horror in his heart. He had promised to the big clan before that the land would be re-divided for the survival of Soochow. Even so, it had already incurred their extreme anger. It was just because the clan leader was imprisoned. , these big families did not dare to resist.

But now, a large part of these lands has been taken by Sun Quan himself, and... he also robbed them. In this way, the relationship between the Sun family and these big clans will be completely irreparable. Once... the heads of these big clans escape from confinement. , they and their tribe may go completely crazy——

Before Lu Meng could wake up from his fright, Sun Quan had already turned around and stepped forward, saying boldly: "The Jiangdong under the inheritance of three generations of my Sun family, even if it is sealed off and self-sufficient, can last for thousands of years, ten thousand years... Ming, the edict of King Wu issued by the emperor in the past was found for Gu, and the time when the iron cable was crossing the river was the day when Gu ascended the throne as King of Wu!"

Wu...King Wu?

This title made Lu Meng startled...

Almost at the same time, the last rays of the setting sun stretched Sun Quan's shadow into a long and narrow shadow.

This long and narrow shadow constantly followed Sun Quan forward and forward... as if telling a final chapter about Soochow's transition from vitality to dusk.

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Here, Sun Quan is already making a new round of plans.

Over there...the Jiangfang military camp in Soochow, the Chinese army's tent.

After five whole days and nights, Zhou Xun, Zhou Jun, Sun Shao, Taishi Xiang, and Huang Bing finally completed the defense map of the entire Yangtze River.

Look at this detailed masterpiece.

Every garrison point of the Soochow Navy, every archery tower on the shore, every line of defense, even every place where luggage is stored, and every granary where military supplies are stored, can be said to be listed here.

It is no exaggeration to say that with such a "defense map", the entire attack will become more targeted...the original garrison side will also lose its greatest "geographical" advantage.

Killer——

In the eyes of Zhou Xun, Zhou Jun, Sun Shao, Taishi Xiang, and Huang Bing, this map is a sure win.

"Brother Shao, please hand over this river defense map to Mr. Yunqi as soon as possible. The battle across the river will begin as soon as possible, and the thief Sun Quan will be killed as soon as possible..."

Zhou Xun solemnly handed the defense plan to Sun Shao...

Sun Shao nodded heavily, "Don't worry, I'll deliver it myself. Over to Mr. Yunqi, the new batch of 500 flying balls from Mianshui Villa are ready. With this defense map, it's enough to drop a surprise army from the sky and transport it to the corresponding location." At the location, occupy the key point... Then, Brother Zhou, you and the Jingzhou Mi family's naval forces will attack from inside and outside. It will be enough to cross the river in one fell swoop, occupy the east of the river, and kill the thief Sun Quan——"

The general idea has been decided.

The specific operation is to wait for the defense plan to be sent to Jiangling, and then Mr. Yunqi will deploy it...

Everything was planned.

Never thought that at this moment...

"Report..." A confidant broke into the big tent. Facing these young generals, he immediately knelt down on one knee and reported: "Marquis Wu ordered... Tonight, a large number of iron ropes and iron awls will be sunk in the near river to block the entire river. The domain...completely cut off Jiangdong from the Central Plains..."

Iron rope, iron cone... sinking into the river?

this…

Undoubtedly, this piece of news made everyone in the big tent tense up.

This was followed by a heavy exhale...

After several long exhalations, Zhou Xun, Sun Shao, Tai Shixiang, Huang Bing, and Zhou Jun all had complicated expressions. Tai Shixiang shouted: "Is Sun Quan crazy? What is he going to do? Do you want to separate Jiangdong from the whole of China?"

Zhou Jun said with a sullen face, "Everyone says that a dog can jump over a wall in a hurry, but who...has really seen a dog jump over a wall in a hurry? Haha... This time, I have opened my eyes. Isn't Sun Quan just a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry?... What a good one. The iron rope crosses the river, he is just trying to survive, and he doesn't care about anything! He doesn't even care about his face!"

"Hmph..." Sun Shao's eyes were stern, "Sun Quan, a thief, has always been like this. If he...acted like this, I wouldn't be surprised at all!"

"That's all..." Zhou Xun let out a deep breath, "I'd better report these to Mr. Yun Qi truthfully. I'll leave it to him to decide how to choose...Brother Shao..."

"I will set out tonight and leave Jiangdong before the iron cable crosses the river." Sun Shao replied, already standing up, putting away the river defense map, and striding out the door.

However, the atmosphere in the big tent did not change at all because of his departure. It was still the same three characters as before - the air was cold!

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——Tie cable across the river?

In Jiangling City, inside the official office, when Sun Shao presented the defense plan of Jiangdong to Guan Lin together with the news that Sun Quan jumped over the wall and crossed the iron cable across the river.

Guan Lin was only slightly shocked.

Then soon, the expression returned to normal.

The Jiangdong defense plan was planned and would not cause any turmoil.

As for the iron rope across the river, the reason why Guan Lin was a little shocked was because he did not expect that Sun Quan, who was at the end of his rope, would eventually choose this step.

You must know that in history, the Soochow regime was fighting against the Jin army. After losing consecutive battles, the Hun Emperor Sun Hao finally listened to the suggestion of his favored minister and carried out the iron cable across the river in an attempt to resist the enemy thousands of miles away and protect his country. Eternity.

It's just that the ideal is very full and the reality is very skinny...

Wang Jun, the governor of Jin Yizhou, easily cracked it with only two moves.

It is precisely based on this that Guan Lin is not worried at all. Although this iron rope across the river sounds quite scary, in fact... it is nothing!

Fight however you want!

So, Guan Lin directly began to deploy the battle to cross the river. "With this defense plan to the east of the Yangtze River, crossing the river will be much easier. I plan to give Sun Quan three sharp knives. The first one is for the navy. Father... this time it will be up to you." Go out, my father will lead the Guan family army, and my second brother Mi Fang will lead the Mi family army to attack Hulin Port and Wuhu Port respectively..."

Guan Yu is sitting next to Guan Lin. Judging from the seats, both of them are in the chief seat and have equal status...

But there is no doubt that from the fact that Guan Lin is now appointing Guan Yu, we can see who is the real commander and backbone of this final cross-river battle.

When Guan Yu heard the dispatch, he thought for a while, but couldn't help but question: "With Jiangdong's defense plan, and the thorough coordination inside and outside, it is not difficult to attack Wuhu Port and Hulin Port, but just now Sun Shao mentioned... Sun Quan jumped over the wall in a hurry How can the navy cross the Omi River with the iron cable crossing the river? If it cannot break through the Omi River, then whether it is Hulin Port, Wuhu Port, or landing on the beach, it will always be like a castle in the air, with no way to get close!"

The question raised by Guan Yu is the point that everyone is confused about.

Faced with this question, Guan Lin smiled and said with a firm tone, "Father, just attack. Mian Shui Villa and I will solve this iron rope across the river! It will definitely not affect the offensives of the Guan Jiajun and Mi Jiajun -"

That's right, Guan Lin had already planned to use Mianshui Villa to crack the iron chain across the river. To be precise, it wasn't Mianshui Villa... but some small inventions.

When the Jin Dynasty attacked Wu, the method adopted when facing the iron rope across the river was to "build dozens of large rafts, more than a hundred paces long and wide, and tie grass on them to build people, who were held by armor. They also ordered the rafts with good water properties to go first. When encountering The iron cone, the iron cone pierced the raft and swept it away!"

To put it simply, a specific large ship is used to collide with the iron cone, thereby bringing the iron cone with it.

As for the iron rope...

That would be even simpler. Make a large torch, which is more than ten feet long and dozens of circumferences wide. Fill it with sesame oil and put it in front of the boat. When encountering the iron cables blocking the river, use a fire point to burn the big torch... Use this to burn the iron cables. After the iron cables are melted, disconnect.

In a word, it is to use fire to melt the iron rope.

In fact, iron is not easily melted by fire, but... In this era, the level of Jiangdong's refining was not high, and the melting point of the refining iron would be lower, thus creating conditions for the fire to melt.

After the iron rope is softened, the iron rope will be pulled off under the action of gravity... Now the ship can cross the river and it will be a smooth journey!

Of course...this is what Wang Jun of the Jin Dynasty did!

This is a sign of Guan Lin. In fact, Guan Lin is a master of playing with fire. He has a hundred chemical methods in his mind to melt this iron rope!

"Since my son said so..." Guan Yu saw Guan Lin's determined look, Guan Yu cupped his hands, "Then, Guan Yu has to order——"

With the support of his father Guan Yu...

Even if the deployment of the navy was over, Guan Lin continued to give instructions, "The first sharp sword given to Sun Quan is the navy, and the second sharp sword is the air force. General Boyan, General Xingba..."

Guan Lin looked at Lu Xun and Gan Ning...

"The end will be..."

Unlike Guan Yu who sat upright after hearing the order, Lu Xun and Gan Ning had already stood up and were waiting for their orders.

"This time, five hundred hot air balloons were launched at Mianshui Villa. Most of the flying ball soldiers were soldiers of the Lu Family Army. They were supposed to be commanded by Boyan, but General Gan has completed the battle of burning Fancheng and has more experience, so... this time I still plan to let General Gan coordinate the air force, with General Boyan as deputy commander."

"Take orders——"

"Take orders——"

Gan Ning and Lu Xun accepted their orders one after another. Both of them were thinking about returning to Jiangdong and Sun Quan becoming a prisoner.

It doesn't matter who is the master and who is the slave.

What's more, when it comes to age, qualifications, and reputation...Gan Ning is far above Lu Xun.

After talking about the navy and air force, Guan Lin finally turned his eyes to the guard Wu beside him, "I have given orders to the navy and air force. My plan is to give Sun Quan the third sharp knife next - the army!"

Followed by Guan Lin's gaze.

Shiwu understood immediately and immediately handed over, "The Jiaozhou Shijia family has long been waiting for Mr. Yunqi's order to launch a general offensive. Soldiers, horses, baggage, and food and grass have long been stored in Cangwu, and they can go north to attack Soochow's rear at any time... This way , at the end of the day, I will go to Jiaozhou in person, and go north to attack Wu to respond to the attack from Young Master Yunqi..."

Guan Lin handed over to Shiwu: "Then thank you Uncle Shiwu... Since Uncle Shiwu is going back to Jiaozhou, I happened to have a letter and some gifts prepared. Uncle Lao Shiwu handed them to Chief Shixie, and also asked for me on my behalf. He said hello…”

"Master Yunqi doesn't need to be so outspoken. Master Yunqi is a lifelong friend of the Jiaozhou family!"

Shiwu returned the greeting to Guan Lin, then took his leave and walked out of the gate of the mansion.

However, his departure made Ma Liang and Xu Shu, who were sitting on the same side, narrow their eyes slightly... as if their hearts were palpitating.

The two looked at each other and their eyes met. Ma Liang asked Xu Shu in a low voice: "Yuan Zhi? Do you think something is wrong?"

Xu Shu asked back: "Why did Ji Chang ask even though he knew it?"

At this point, Ma Liang sighed "Alas" and couldn't help but open his mouth: "Will the scholar family really help Yun Qi? Once Soochow falls, won't the Jiaozhou scholar family be worried, afraid, and scared? "

Guan Lin heard the whispers between Ma Liang and Xu Shu...

"What are the two military advisors talking about? You might as well say it and let's discuss it together..."

this…

Ma Liang and Xu Shu looked at each other. Xu Shu shook his head and said nothing. Ma Liang also postponed and said, "It's just idle talk. Master Yunqi, please continue to give orders..."

Although he said that, Guan Lin seemed to spy something from the two people's evasive eyes.

——"Are you worried about the scholar family?" 』

Too…

The dragon-slaying boy finally turned into a dragon!

The Shi family lost their enemy Soochow, but what they faced was a more terrifying monster...

Normally, a scholar would definitely think so...

but…

"Don't worry, you two..." Guan Lin said calmly, "The gifts I asked Uncle Shiwu to bring to Jiaozhou are enough to make the entire Shi family feel at ease——"

Speaking of this, Guan Lin no longer stuck to this topic. Zhuan'er asked: "How is Adou doing? There should be news coming from Baidi City..."

"It turned out to be a misunderstanding..." Guan Yu opened his mouth to explain this time: "Adou was not assassinated. He did it deliberately. He said he wanted to see if all the uncles were concerned about his death. It seems that the eldest brother... also has someone who is difficult to discipline. My son!"

Why "also"——

Guan Yu blurted out these words and felt that something was wrong...

Guan Lin didn't think about it, he just thought to himself, "Did it fail?" 』

It won't be soon... Guan Lin was relieved. He shook his head lightly and muttered in his mind, "This plan is indeed a bit rough. Many details have not been polished, and it is easy to find clues... However, it is a blessing and a misfortune." The so-called blessings and misfortunes depend on each other may be a brand new understanding and experience for Liu Chan! 』

Guan Lin was still daydreaming, and Ma Liang reminded him, "But this assassination is always true. On the way from Jingzhou to Yizhou, he openly assassinated the emperor's uncle's son. This case..."

"Have you not found out who was behind the scenes yet?" Guan Lin's eyes narrowed slightly. "Didn't you catch an assassin?"

"We caught an assassin, but we still haven't found out the person behind it..." Ma Liang is quite familiar with this matter, because the area where the assassination occurred is still in Jingzhou, so this is under his jurisdiction, and the Ma family is a prominent family in Jingzhou. , if there is any trouble, Ma Liang will know it immediately.

"No?" Guan Lin's eyes were certain. In fact, the person behind the scenes... he had already made a judgment, but he was suffering from the lack of evidence.

From this perspective, this assassin has hope of becoming a breakthrough.

"Since they can't bring the young master's assassination case to trial? Then I'll try it myself!"

Ah... Ma Liang was stunned.

Guan Lin's words continued, "Actually, the fact that such a big case has not been brought to light for such a long time speaks volumes, isn't it? The person behind the scenes has a high position, a special status, and... his power They are all over Jingzhou, and they have been working hard in Jingzhou for many years..."

Guan Lin said this...

Guan Yu, Xu Shu, and Ma Liang raised their heads almost simultaneously. It was as if, under Guan Lin's guidance, a name subconsciously appeared in their minds.

And...a profound question.

——'Could it be him? 』

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Shi Xie, the most low-key prince during the Three Kingdoms period;

This old man who divided the seven Lingnan counties for nearly 40 years developed an extremely poor land into a paradise;

In the Yue Kingdom, monuments were erected to worship this Taoist ancestor and he was regarded as an old god.

At this moment, he is facing a complex choice, but it is related to the rise and fall of Jiaozhou and the survival of the scholar family...

In front of him, a group of brothers, nephews and nephews were having a fierce argument.

"My intention is not that Guan Lin in Jingzhou is not good, but that in the past, Guan Lin and Jiaozhou were in alliance. Because Jiangdong was a serious concern, Guan Lin sold a large amount of arms to us. We did not hesitate to send money to Jiangling, but that was all It’s because we have a common enemy!”

"I disagree with this statement... You said that Yunqi supported Jiaozhou to check and balance Soochow. In fact, when we invaded Soochow, we in Jiaozhou used the Eight Ox Crossbow to fight back and force the Lu family to rebel? How have we ever taken the initiative? After attacking Soochow... Soochow's defense against Jiaozhou has never been very tight... But under such circumstances, Master Yunqi fought against Cao Wei and Soochow on his own. How could he ever be at a disadvantage? Today, Soochow is about to fall. But what did I, Jiaozhou, do to help Yun Qi? I don’t agree with the words common enemy and common interests!"

"I think that Jiaozhou and Jingzhou... have a common enemy, which is understandable. But if you say that after Jingzhou defeated Soochow, it will follow Soochow and regard Jiaozhou as a worry, then I think it is unnecessary... Jiaozhou has been a corner of peace for decades. The combat strength of the army is not only compared with the Guan family army and Jingzhou army, but also compared with the Soochow navy... All the ordnance is sold by Jingzhou? How can Jiaozhou achieve such a situation? Is Yun Qi’s inner circle a serious problem? Taking ten thousand steps back, as long as he, Guan Jia Si Lang, is willing, he can wave his flag and send the Jingzhou army southward... What can I do to Jiaozhou to resist it? But I am particularly willing to believe in this ally. After annihilating Soochow, I will I am sure he will never covet Jiaozhou..."

"People's hearts are separated from each other, who doesn't long for the expansion of territory? In the past, when Jiaozhou became a vassal of Soochow, how could we ever think of Soochow coveting Jiaozhou? In the past, it was Sun Zhongmou, today it is Guan Yunqi... We must guard against it, we must guard against it. !”

Not only Shi Xie, but now the entire Jiaozhou is facing a difficult choice...

It stands to reason that Jingzhou launched a general attack on Soochow, and had already passed through many barriers and reached six counties in Jiangdong. As an ally, it also occupied Jiaozhou south of Jiangdong. The scholar family should have sent troops to assist Soochow from behind. prick!

But here comes the problem...

If Soochow falls, then Jingzhou...then who will be Guan Lin's next target?

It seems that except for them, there is no other prince to choose from!

Therefore, some people believe that this is to drive the tiger out of the front door and come in through the back door. Not only can it not help Guan Lin attack Soochow, but it must also give Soochow a helping hand.

However, some other people believe that Jiaozhou was originally supported by Jingzhou. If they had wanted to take it, they would have taken it long ago. Why wait until the end? In addition, the character of the Guan family and his son are still trustworthy, so they advocated sending troops to help!

Two views…

The two views are now facing each other in this lobby.

In the end, everyone's eyes were turned to Shi Xie. Everyone knew that the only one who could decide the future of Jiaozhou was this "old god"...

Having said that, Shi Xie is also very old. At this time...how can he accurately calculate such a problem? How to make the final decision…

Help or fight, wait and see or assist,

This decision... is related to the ownership of Jiaozhou, and more importantly, the eternal peace of the scholar family. This... is really a difficult decision!

No one can cross the river!

Want to cross the river?

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…(End of chapter)