In the south city tower of Dengcheng, Tian Ji held a telescope to observe Xiangyang carefully.

Although it is not clear to see the specifics, it can also be determined that there are important people in the imperial court who followed Zhao Yun to Xiangyang.

In the future, the war that will determine the ownership of the world is very likely to still break out in Xiangfan.

The main forces of the Chinese army, the guard army, and the front army in Jiangdu must not be allowed to pass through Nanyang, otherwise these three new forces will completely crush the will of the Wei army in Hebei when they arrive on the battlefields of Hebei and Luoyang.

After crushing the will to fight, the Hebei Wei army would be driven by the Han army and completely reduced to a servant army.

It will turn into a help to the Han army, rather than an ally with bad intentions.

In order to survive, the Hebei Wei army is very likely to fall to the Han army; Please reduce the title of vassal, and turn the relationship between the enemy and us into a relationship between vassals, kings and ministers, and master and servant.

When the time comes, he will pinch and clamp Guan Long.

If Nanyang is lost, Guanlong and Lingnan will be divided into two and lose contact, and they will fight separately, and the news will be cut off, and they will not be able to cooperate to deal with a full-scale confrontation on a larger scale.

You must hold Nanyang and continue to hold the throat of the imperial court, you can't breathe freely, and you can't make the imperial court comfortable.

Yesterday, I already sent a letter to Guanzhong, and with the mature Tingyi mail system in Wuguandao, three days is enough to send it to Tian Xin, six days to go back and forth, and another four days, or five days, you can get a reply.

Four or five days later, Pang Lin and He Qi's replies could also reach Nanyang.

Yuzhou, who does not ask Pang Lin, to join and support him, as long as he is temporarily neutral, he can hold Nanyang.

While pondering, the envoy sent by Zhao Yun successfully crossed the river, handed over the invitation, and met with Hanshui.

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhen are trustworthy people, and their relationship with Zhao Yun is close and harmonious, and at present, the only person in the DPRK and China who has the overall situation and the concept of right and wrong is probably the only one left.

Tian Ji did not doubt that he had him, and after leaving Xie Fu to guard Deng Cheng, he went to the dock.

He made a move here, and Chen Zhen and Tian Guang from Xiangyang also went out of the city to Xiangyang Wharf together.

Zhao Yun stood in front of the city tower, with his hands on the wall and looking at the Han River...... As long as there is no war in five days, this civil war crisis can be temporarily suppressed.

Five days, before Tian Xin's reply arrived in Nanyang, Tian Ji was a wild horse that had escaped, and it was possible to do anything.

The most terrifying thing is that no matter what Tian Ji does, Tian Xin will take care of it.

It is necessary to curb and dispel Tian Ji's desire for destruction and stabilize Tian Ji in order to gain the opportunity for dialogue and negotiation with Tian Xin.

If we can negotiate, it is nothing more than a question of cost, and no matter how much it costs, it is better than a civil war.

On the Han River, boats swayed.

Tian Ji sat on the Taishi chair, looking at Chen Zhen and Tian Guang opposite him calmly, that is, there was no hatred and anger, and there was no warm smile.

Chen Zhen took the initiative to salute: "General, Jiangdu has changed its relationship with the common people, on this important matter, the servant thinks that it is clear to listen to it, the general should not listen to one side, but would you like to listen to Chen's words?" ”

Tian Ji shook his head slightly, and went to see Tian Guang specifically: "Ah Guang, this is Xiangfan, more than 20,000 people were killed in the battle around that year, and it is difficult to count the number of people who drowned and were washed away by this Han water." These dead bodies floated downstream, and the overflow of the Han River caused an epidemic, and I don't know how many people died of the epidemic. ”

Later, the first emperor led the army out of Yizhou, wanted to go east to conquer Jiangdong first, gathered Jiangdong manpower and material resources, and then went on three northern expeditions, striving to recover the Han dynasty in one fell swoop. The plan of the first emperor swallowed mountains and rivers like a tiger. It's just that Nanyang is attached to Tian Yu and Wen Pingxin, and there are Xu Huang garrison Ye County in the north, and Zhang Liao is stationed in Tunchen County, which are all elite soldiers and strong generals, and Nanyang has the risk of gaining and losing. ”

As an eyewitness of that year, Tian Ji calmly recounted: "The Wei army gave up Nanyang, because of the previous battle of Guanzhong, the people of Hanzhong were relocated two years earlier, and the savings of the people had long been exhausted, and the people were impatient to flee the mountains and wilderness, resulting in the corruption of the foundation, there were no people who paid taxes, and the treasury was exhausted. Cao Ren went to Jingzhou, not only to relieve the siege of Hanzhong, but also to eat Nanjun. ”

"And back then, there was nothing in this Nanyang, and there were strong enemies on the side. The imperial court also wanted to conquer Jiangdong in the east, so that the officials of the Chinese army and the rear army could share the military merits, and regarded Jiangdong as tofu, which was a taboo of underestimating the enemy. And the officers of our left army were sent to garrison Nanyang, and Xiaoxian was not willing to do this, so he had the intention of fighting for Fangcheng and blocking Wankou. Otherwise, our left army will govern Nanyang, and in winter, the elite cavalry of the Wei State can gallop into the Nanyang Mansion and burn and plunder. Within two years, the Left Army was bound to collapse and its military reserves were depleted. ”

"In order to fight for Fangcheng, the general sent the prince Guan Dingguo to lead the Longxiang army to help in the battle, and in that battle, my left army fought fast and slow, and the upper and lower effects were used to annihilate the right army of Wei in one fell swoop, and Xu Huang was killed."

Saying that, Tian Ji laughed and sneered: "My left army has opened up the situation and is about to rectify Nanyang." The first emperor's eastern expedition was in a difficult situation, and he had no choice but to rush to the aid of filial piety, and then there was a great victory in Hankou. After that, we waited hard to make this Nanyang prosperous. This was originally the territory laid down by my left army officials, and it was also the fiefdom promised by the first emperor to Xiaoxian. The various actions of the imperial court are quite similar to Sun Quan. ”

"When employing people, the saddle before and after the horse is meticulous, and when you don't use people, you will fall into a Jedi with your backhand."

Speaking of this, Tian Ji saw that Chen Zhen was about to open his mouth to refute, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Xiaoqi, I know the difficulties of the imperial court. If my northern government is in power, it will also cut the feudal domain. The foundation of the country's long-term peace and stability is intolerant of personal feelings. However, now it is my Beifu that has been cut. There is nothing wrong with the court, there is nothing wrong with the general, and I am struggling and begging in Beifu, so what's wrong? ”

said and smiled: "If you want to say something wrong, it is wrong that Xiaoxian and I are too considerate of the general and the court." For example, after eating fish, dissecting the viscera, and scraping off the fish scales, the fish has to slap its tail when it gets out of the oil pot, not to mention the army of tigers and wolves in my northern province. ”

"Mr. Xiaoqi, this battle is inevitable, don't open your mouth, I really can't listen to it. Unless, Gong can be resurrected. ”

Tian Ji said and looked sideways at Tian Guang: "Ah Guang, if there is no Beifu, can your family have the wealth it is today?" Don't you see the things of Zhulu in the early Han Dynasty? ”

Tian Guang's face struggled, and when he reached his current status, he would naturally consider the troubles he might encounter now.

Refer to the history books and find people and families with similar status...... This has indeed reached the sinister point of retreating if you do not advance, and retreating will lead to the abyss.

"If we fail, we will inevitably punish the clan, erase the records, and the merits and mistakes will not be seen in the history books. Ah Guang might as well think deeply, how will the imperial court keep your family at that time? Don't you see the old things of Emperor Wen? ”

Seeing that Tian Guang was shaken, Chen Zhen had the heart to speak, but he couldn't say anything against his heart in this life.

The old story of Emperor Wen is that when Emperor Wen was still the acting king, the courtiers destroyed Zhulu, and they wanted to welcome the king to become the emperor, and the princess of the previous generation died of illness and died one after another.

Tian Ji still looked calm: "Ah Guang, the court is successful, can Ah Guang take over the Beifu and control Guanlong?" But will Ah Guang be crowned king again? No, I will only be on guard everywhere and be vigilant against Ah Guang's revenge. If filial piety ascends to the pole first, Ah Guang can be the king! With ambitions, why worry about uselessness? ”

In an instant, Tian Guang opened his eyes and asked directly: "What about my father and the queen?" ”

"Hmph, my Beifu is not powerful, who dares to accuse my uncle?"

Tian Ji noticed that there was a movement downstream, and he saw a Han army rowing hard in a boat, and it had passed the mouth of the water, and was about to pass through the Xuanchi Water Village, and was coming towards him.

The water village only intercepted most of the boats and let only one ship continue to sail.

Chen Zhen and Tian Guang also turned their heads to look, and saw that the bow of this sampan boat was a shirtless military officer with a thorn tied to his back, and he looked like he had come to ask for his guilt and admit his mistakes.

When the boat approached, Chen Zhen and Tian Guang only felt that this person was familiar, and it was the nobody Wenhou in their eyes who came.

Wen Hou knelt on one knee on the board of the boat and looked up at Tian Ji's location: "Wen Hou, the guard of the criminal Shazhou Water Village, heard that the people recruited by Nanyang are all granted household registration to the government soldiers. The criminal minister led 816 officials and more than 500 wives and children in Shazhou and Dongjin Water Village, and asked the general to accept them. ”

"If Wen Zhongye can do this, why did he come to such a point?"

Tian Ji looked at Wen Hou: "I remember you, that is, you are determined to change your banner and go ashore to receive your livery." ”

"General Xie...... I can remember Wen. ”

Wen Hou bowed his head and thanked him, the last five words could only be heard by himself, and when he paused, the thorn strip on his back scratched his back and cut the skin, and the blood stained red.

Tian Guang looked at the blood on Wen Hou's back, and turned his head to look at Chen Zhen: "Mr. Xiaoqi, this is the time for my Tian clan's survival." Please forgive the boy for having selfish desires and not being able to share worries for the country. ”

Chen Zhen bowed slightly, and looked sideways at Tian Ji: "General, General Wei has no intention of attacking Nanyang." ”

Tian Ji just smiled: "I don't have the ability to attack Xiangyang Jiancheng, it's just the Nanyang Smelter, and I have sent someone to collect it." ”

The smelter in Sanguan of Shuyang is the government-run iron yard restored by Zhang Fei, and it is the largest franchise place of Shaofu and Dasi Nong in Nanyang.

This smelter is almost the largest iron ingot production base in Jingxiang, Yanyu, Qingxu and Liuzhou...... The second is Wuchang Iron Yard.