The scene was quiet for a while, since ancient times, the superiors have required their subordinates to be absolutely loyal, and the so-called lord humiliates the ministers to death. Those who are loyal have been immortalized for centuries, and this is the result of thousands of years of public opinion guidance.

However, Kou Yan's sentence negates this kind of thinking: "All of you here are important people in my Kou Yan's life, and I will leave my words here today, I don't want you to be such people! The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, you will encounter danger, I don't want you to despise life so much, I am happy that you are alive." If any of you are in danger, I will do everything I can to save you, so please protect your personal safety first and foremost until the rescue arrives. ”

Everyone present felt a little strange in their hearts when they heard this, especially Zhao Yun, who had just been regarded as an outcast by the old master and almost died in Jiangling City. Not long after the change of court, the new owner told him that if he encountered such a thing in the future, the first thing to do was to ensure his personal safety. Zhao Yun felt that God had played a huge joke on him. If these words came from the mouths of Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao, there is no doubt that those who listened to them would think that they were buying people's hearts and inciting feelings. But these words came from the mouth of a girl in her early teens, although this girl was a supreme and had a huge amount of resources at her disposal, but she was still a girl, and when she said these "incendiary" words, the listener felt extremely sincere.

What's more, Kou Yan's original intention in saying this was to ask everyone here to cherish their lives and not to die lightly, so there was no element of camouflage or hypocrisy. Therefore, Zhao Yun listened to the strangeness in his heart and deepened a little.

Kou Yan knew that if he said something lightly, they might not necessarily listen to it. They are all older than themselves, and before they met themselves, they were all other people's courtiers, and they all had their own philosophies of life. So, she accentuated her tone again, "I know, you are all battle-hardened people, and you scoff at my words, and think that I have spoken too harshly. But I still have to say, every one of you, for me. are indispensable. For yourselves, it is unique and irreplaceable. If you encounter great danger in the future, please remember it. Only alive. Only then can there be a future!"

"Only alive. Only then can there be a future!" As soon as these eight words came out, everyone present was finally moved, and Xu Shu looked at the apprentice with pity: This child must have suffered unforgettable hardships. to be able to say such simple words.

"Don't worry, Lord Taishou, the affairs on the battlefield will be handed over to the old man and the little brothers, you can sit back and relax!" Huang Zhong hugged his fists.

"General Huang Shenwu, with you, I am naturally the most assured. Although I learned some strategies from the teacher, compared to you, it was the difference between the water drops and the sea. I just feel it, I hope you can all be well, you are all people I cherish, and you are the core of the army, you shouldn't feel that I am singing down myself in front of the battle, right?"

"The last general will not dare. Zhao Yun was the first to bend down. Xu Shu then got up: "Lord Taishou is too serious!" Mr. Huang, Wei Yan and others also gave up one after another. Kou Yan stopped the topic at this time: "Okay, okay, stop this topic." Let's study the affairs of Xiangyang! Xiangyang is not easy to fight!"

"With our current strength, it is a bit difficult to capture Xiangyang. Xu Shu told the truth.

"Yes, the old man also thinks that with our current troops, there is not much chance of conquering Xiangyang, which is Cao Ren's handle. Moreover, Xiangyang and Nanyang are watching and helping each other, and it is difficult for us to break through each other, but if we want to attack at the same time, our troops are simply not enough. What's more, at this time, outside Xiangyang City, there is also a Zhou Yu. Huang Zhong's words are very pertinent.

However, I remember that the teacher said that Cao Thief was about to unify the whole north, and with his strength, the three or four hundred thousand troops lost in Chibi would be recovered within two or three years. When the time comes, he will definitely make a comeback, and if they send troops from Xiangyang, Jiangling is so close, won't they be wiped out by Cao thieves in minutes?" Kou Yan frowned, his heart heavy.

"Yan'er, you're not wrong at all. Therefore, we must fight Xiangyang, and we must take it! It's just that this method needs to be carefully considered. Xu Shu very much agreed with the apprentice's opinion, and the apprentice could think that Jiangling could not be defended, which means that she really listened to her words. No longer only focus on Changsha and its surroundings, but take a long-term view.

"There is no need to take a detour to take Xiangyang from Gangneung, but Xiangyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Take Nanyang from Jiangling bypass, although the city of Nanyang is relatively easy to fight, but one is a long way, and the other is that Cao Ren can continue to support Nanyang, even if we take Nanyang, the help to capture Xiangyang is very limited, so ...... Although it is very difficult and the opportunity is very small, we can only go straight to the city of Xiangyang. Wei Yan also muttered on the side.

"However, the city of Xiangyang is tall, and it will definitely not be able to enter it!" Huang Zhong frowned.

"The means of attacking the city are nothing more than these: digging tunnels, catapults, erecting ladders, knocking on doors with huge trees, and putting them into the city...... There's always something that works. Compared with the previous ones, Cen Qi's idea is more direct, he will do whatever the order is ordered from above, there are thousands of ways to siege the city, and there is always one that can be used!

It's still Cen Qi's words that are more strict, and she thinks so too. Originally, there was a plan or something, with the teacher Xu Shu here, she never cared, every time the teacher was already in the chest, she just had to give the order according to the script.

Now seeing that the teacher and several important generals are hesitating there, Kou Yan's heart is a little anxious: "Digging tunnels seems impossible now, I have been to Xiangyang, the depth of the foundation of the city wall is unimaginable, there is a kung fu to dig tunnels, it is better to build a catapult!"

It takes time to build a catapult, and it takes time to mine stones, and Cao Ren will not wait for us for so much time. Wei Yan retorted: "He is the commander of the dragoons, if he leads the cavalry to rush our camp in turn, I am afraid that we will not be able to carry it." ”

"Will he go out of the city to fight us?" Kou Yan was a little unsure, and remembered. Cao Ren is indeed a war maniac, as long as there is a little hope of victory, he will devote 100% to it, he is indeed not the kind of person who obediently guards the city like Xu Huang.

"Then I have to put the fine work into the city...... But how could Cao Ren be fooled, Mr. Zhuge had already sent someone to deceive the city, and he had not deceived Cao Ren at all. Now it is even more impossible for him to be deceived. Zhao Yun saw that the previous few people were discussing so enthusiastically, and finally couldn't help but speak.

As soon as Zhao Yun spoke, Kou Yan's eyes lit up: "What Zhao Sima said makes sense, Cao Ren is not such a deceitful person, he is the clan brother of Cao Thief." Cao Thief trusts him the most. Although I am usually a little arrogant, I have become more cautious since I was defeated by my teacher once. So, if you decide to make a small shot and go into town. Use other people's brains. ”

"Others?" Xu Shu just asked. Then I understood the apprentice's thoughts. Sure enough, Kou Yan's next question confirmed Xu Shu's guess: "For example, we can go and visit." Liu Biao's military advisors in the past, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue,"

"They, they won't help us, right? They gave Xiangyang to Cao Cao, how could they turn to help us seize Xiangyang again?" Zhao Yun wondered.

"Whether it will be something that can be seen on the surface will not be known until you have tried it. Kou Yan didn't care at all that Zhao Yun refuted her, but said to Zhao Yun mysteriously.

Zhao Yun was bewildered by her weird smile, and said in his heart Do you still need to try? It will definitely not succeed, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, as the head snakes of Xiangyang, were either treated as guests by Cao Ren at this time, or they were guarded as prisoners, no matter which one it was, it was not something we could touch lightly. Could it be that Xiao Taishou has any chips in his hand?

Of course, Kou Yan will not sue Zhao Yun, Cai Lu is in his own hands. Except for Xu Shu, who knew that the maid beside Kou Yan was Cai Lu, everyone else thought that this girl was just an ordinary singer. Even Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, the two people who had seen Cai Lu's true face, didn't think about it.

It's just that Kou Yan has already made up his mind, and this seminar has come to an end. The only conclusion that everyone came to was to go to Xiangyang City as soon as possible and set up camp, force one to die, and then deal with Zhou Yu first!

After everyone dispersed, as usual, only Xu Shu and Kou Yan were left, and Xu Shu supported Kou Yan's idea of using Cai Lu. Kou Yan told the teacher that what she really wanted to do was to build a large number of catapults.

Xu Shu didn't understand why Kou Yan still had such an idea, didn't Wei Yan have already refuted it just now? The catapult takes time to build, and Cao Ren won't give them much time.

But Kou Yan has his own ideas, first, using catapults to bombard the city wall is the most economical way to save troops, Xiangyang City is tall, if you use living people to go to the city to fight, I am afraid that it will be difficult to conquer after heavy casualties. In the end, his own side suffered heavy losses, but Cao Ren looked at his own jokes above the city, which Kou Yan could not accept no matter what.

Second, although it takes time to build a catapult and it takes time to mine stones, it is still easy to quarry stones because of the mountains and mines on the Wuxi side. And she doesn't need to make a very sophisticated, multi-functional catapult, just need to be tall enough to throw stones, and when the time comes, let the craftsmen simplify the complex, into zero, if it is a one-time catapult that simplifies the function and service life, it should be much easier than building an ordinary catapult.

Xu Shu was amused by Kou Yan's argument, what kind of one-time catapult that simplifies its functions and shortens its service life! Isn't this just burning money?

"Yan'er, don't think about the catapult, if you want to capture Xiangyang City, if you only rely on catapults, how many catapults do you have to build? If it is really as you said, build those simple things that can only be used once, then what's the use of coming? After beating Xiangyang, aren't these all wasted?" Xu Shu seemed to have heard some funny joke.

"Teacher, I still think that using catapults is more effective than using human flesh to attack the city wall, our troops are already small, all of them are expensive, they are all the lives of the villagers, every casualty is a loss, I can't bear it. You say that I want to be indecisive, and even if I am a woman, I always feel that human life is the most precious, and compared with human life, what is the great deal about spending a few dollars? Besides, we don't spend our own money, Liu Biao left us so much money, and I can't give birth to a small amount of money in the warehouse, I don't want to learn from Liu Biao's miser, and I have been cheap to other people's homes all my life. Or grab it and spend it casually, and feel at ease.

All right. This matter was thus decided, and I arbitrarily ordered Senior Brother Jiang to gather all the skilled craftsmen in the territory, make catapults and mine boulders overnight, and start to do it immediately, if it is completed in three months, we will attack the city in three months, and if it is completed in four months, we will attack the city in four months. I'm sure Senior Brother Jiang won't let me wait too long.

As for sending a small envoy into the city, you can discuss it with General Huang. I asked Cai Lu to write a handwritten letter. Or get something else, let's go and find out the tone of Cai Junshi. A cunning person like him is especially particular about the three holes of the cunning rabbit, if he knew that his nest in Xiangyang would be served by me. I'm sure I'm going to have a twist. People are afraid of death! Especially people like him. People who have been living a very nourishing life. I'm especially afraid of death!"

"Yan'er, are you giving an order or discussing it with your teacher?" Xu Shu suddenly had a strange thought, as if the disciple was not asking for advice but giving an order. As Lord Taishou, he gave orders directly to his subordinates.

"Of course I'm talking to you! I don't hide it from you now, in fact, as early as when we were still in the public security, I thought about using catapults to attack Jiangling, when I went to Jiangdong camp, I happened to bypass Jiangling City, and saw the tall and strong city walls with my own eyes, I thought that such a tall city, without the bombardment of catapults, could not be attacked at all, so I have sent a letter to Senior Brother Jiang, asking him to step up the production of simple catapults and the mining of large stones. It's just that I didn't think about it as much at the time, and I didn't tell him that he needed to manufacture it in large quantities. Now it is enough to add this sentence. Kou Yan's face was not red or panting, and he told Xu Shu all the causes and consequences in one go.

On the one hand, Xu Shu was amused by the student's frank and lenient appearance, and on the other hand, he also sighed that the apprentice had finally grown up and had his own mind, and he would quietly hide that he would cut first and then play. Does this mean that there will be more and more such things in the future? Does this mean that she will change the practice of discussing everything with herself before deciding on everything, and change it to making her own decisions and then giving notice after the fact? He knew that this kind of thinking was ridiculous, but this kind of thinking had taken root in his heart, and had already grown small shoots.

Kou Yan didn't know about the teacher's worries, she just habitually confessed and forgave under the teacher's questions. Originally, I didn't think to hide this matter from the teacher, but I just forgot to say it at the time, and when I looked at Gangneung City drooling, no one thought that it would be so easy to fight, and it would solve the problem in three days.

As a result, now that he has encountered the hard bone of Xiangyang, Kou Yan remembered that he had such an order with his genius, and if he wanted to say it at this time, he would have concealed it from the teacher. That's why she said at the beginning that she was in favor of building catapults, and she also said a lot of truths. As a result, I still couldn't bear the teacher's questions and confessed to the teacher.

Kou Yan is heartless, and feels that she has confessed, and the teacher should not blame her for hiding it, after all, if she has done anything wrong in the future, she will immediately point it out to her face, since the teacher did not point it out, it means that she is not wrong.

In this way, Kou Yan's catapult plan was officially put into effect, and Lord Taishou personally issued an order, ordering Jiang Wan to be responsible for stepping up the supervision of the construction of 200 simple catapults, to make the structure as simple as possible, and the load-bearing and height must be sufficient, in line with the requirements of the attack on Xiangyang, in addition to these two requirements, the others can be freely played by the craftsmen.

Xu Shu could almost imagine Jiang Wan's bitter gourd face. The vain was whimsical, but he didn't know that he was stumped by Jiang Wan. Forget it, I originally expected her method to work, so it's better to let her give it a try, anyway, now she has more money and itchy hands, and she feels uncomfortable if she doesn't spend a little. Since it is a generous gesture to others, let her be happy! Anyway, there is no quick way to capture Xiangyang at present, and judging from the garrison situation in Xiangyang, there is no need to talk about the word "take" for a year and a half. It also takes time to put the fine work into the city until the fine work works, it also takes time to clean up Zhou Yu, and it takes even more time to capture Xiangyang, it takes time anyway, so you might as well let the apprentice carry out her plan, it doesn't matter if it succeeds or not, anyway, he still has the second and third sets of alternatives.

As a result, the method of capturing Xiangyang was determined in Kou Yan's excited anticipation. And let Changsha arrange it in full swing. After a short two-day repair, Kou Yan's side immediately continued north. After a few days of slow marching, they arrived at the foot of Xiangyang City. At this time, Zhou Yu on the opposite side has been stationed in Xiangyang for almost twenty days, and he has basically reached the limit.

As soon as Kou Yan's troops arrived, Zhou Yu's envoy immediately came to the door and asked why the people of Changsha had rebelled and done the despicable and shameless thing of cutting off people's back roads.

Kou Yan laughed when he heard this: "My covenant with Zhou Yu only agreed on two things, and at that time these two things had been completed very well, Zhou Dudu personally nodded and approved, otherwise he would not politely let Ben Taishou go back to the public security, and now he will say that Ben Taishou is despicable and shameless, you go back and say to you Zhou Dudu, he said that I am despicable and shameless, I will be despicable and shameless! Now give him two ways." First, hand over the corpses of Liu Bei and Guan Yu, which are completely useless to him, and immediately withdraw from the army, I can read that for the sake of our cooperation, let him and the rest of the Jiangdong soldiers have a way to live. The second way is to have my army overturn his tent and capture him, and then discuss other issues. (To be continued.) )

ps: The 5,000-word chapter is presented! The missing 1,000 words will be made up tomorrow, and it will be purple