Chapter 363: A dilemma
"Really, it's really not a coincidence, something happened in Taicang, and I just sent Taicang Ling and Cheng to Taicang......
Jian Yong was stunned for a moment, glanced at the embarrassed look on Lu Ren's face a few times, and then looked at the warehouse tents on Lu Ren's table, feeling that Lu Ren should not want to do something because he knew Liu Bei's intentions, so he slowed down his tone and said to Lu Ren: "But I don't want to be so coincidental." It's just Lu Servant's shot, can you put other things in Taicang aside for the time being? The traitor Yuan Shu has abandoned Shouchun and gone north, wanting to join forces with Yuan Shao, if the two Yuan troops are allowed to join forces, there will be chaos, so Cao Gong sent my lord General Zuo to invite him to attack. As the so-called soldiers are fast, fighters must not be killed, and I hope that the land servants can send food and grass as soon as possible, so that the army can embark on the journey early! ”
Lu Ren was secretly funny, and he was talking nonsense! Not to mention that I, a traverser, am hindsight, knowing what your Uncle Liu Huang is trying to do, let's just say that in this era, there are a lot of people who can see his true intentions in this action of your Liu Bei. I just don't know which nerve Lao Cao has the wrong line, and he will let Liu Bei leave Xuchang.
In fact, every time Lu Ren thought of this incident, he would feel extremely incomprehensible that Cao Cao's ingenuity could make such a mistake, because whether it was the original historical process or the news from the current point, Yuan Shu was already so weak that he could, and Cao Cao's subordinates had no shortage of generals. Could it be that it is just because Liu Bei has governed Xuzhou for a period of time and is familiar with the geographical environment of the Xuzhou area?
Of course, Lu Ren can't say these words now, what he has to do is to continue acting: "How dare Lu Ren slack off on such a big thing? It's just, it's just ......"
"Just why?"
Lu Ren saw that the situation was about the same, so he beckoned the attendants to pack the Taicang accounts that he had just picked up, and he went to pull up Jian Yong, and said with an embarrassed face: "Brother Jian, it's hard to say anything in the next place." Please also ask Brother Jian to go to Taicang with me. Let's talk as we go. ”
A few moments later, Lu Ren took Jian Yong to Taicang, and at this time, Jian Yong also heard about "poisoned rice" from Lu Ren's mouth, and his face was not very good-looking.
It is rumored that Jian Yong "knows yin and yang", which means that Jian Yong believes in this aspect of things...... In fact, to be precise, the scholars of that era basically read the Book of Changes. After all, in that era when scientific knowledge was still very backward, there were so many things that needed to be supported by theological theories.
Now Liu Bei is in a hurry to get out of Xuchang, but he happened to encounter this kind of thing, and Jian Yong can't help it if he is in a hurry. It is true that Liu Bei is secretly anxious to get out, but after all, there is a sign of "crusade against Yuan Shu" on the surface, if he ignores these and hurriedly leads his troops out of the city, isn't it tantamount to telling Cao Cao that he has different ambitions? You Liu Bei knew that the grain and grass might be poisonous, but he didn't care about the three seven twenty-one and took these poisoned rice and went out on the expedition, and the soldiers on the way ate their stomachs and fought a fart battle!
Look at Taicang again. The Taicang Order has ordered the temporary closure of Taicang, and the servants urgently recruited by Taicang Cheng are also coming over one after another, and a small number of doctors in Xuchang City have also rushed to Taicang with silver needles. In order to prevent Jian Yong from seeing through his tricks, Lu Ren deliberately asked Taicang to open one or two warehouses to move out some grain and grass first, and then let those doctors use silver needles to insert them into the rice for a minute or two before taking them out.
However, although the truck is loaded, the problem is that every bag of grain that is brought out has to be tested for one or two minutes to see if it is poisonous, so that not much grain can be loaded into the car after an hour. The reason is that there are too few silver objects that can be used to test poison. Why did Lu Ren come to such a hand, it was not because Lu Ren had taken care of these things. Know that there was very little silverware at that time? Where did you go for a while to find so many poison-testing silver needles or silverware? Do you really think that the silverware of the Han Dynasty is so easy to find? It is important to know that silver was not the main currency in circulation during the Han Dynasty.
This is also one of Lu Ren's wishful thinking, which is to use the lack of silver to delay time. There is no need to delay it for too long, judging from the current situation, it is no problem to try enough for Liu Bei's basic rations for half a month of 15,000 people, and it will probably be no problem to delay until dark. Moreover, Lu Ren had secretly sent someone to find Xun Yu with his letter, and asked Xun Yu to go to Cao Cao as soon as possible in Xun Yu's own name.
So Lu Ren tried and moved here. Jian Yong Khan over there has come down. According to the current situation, if it drags on a little longer, Liu Beike will have one more danger of not being able to leave Xuchang. I want to ask Lu Ren to move enough grain and grass first, but this mouth is really not easy to open, after all, Lu Ren didn't say that he wouldn't send it to you. Instead, they are "testing the poison" as soon as possible, and the grain and grass that is okay have been moved to the car.
Bag after bag, cart after cart, people look like they're busy with something, but in fact they're slowly swallowing like a turtle crawling ...... Jian Yong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but he didn't dare to reveal anything, so he could only anxiously wander back and forth in the drug testing field, but it also made Lu Ren happy in his eyes.
Taicang is busy here, suddenly three fast horses rushed to Taicang here, except for Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, who else can there be? Liu Bei turned over and dismounted, looked at Taicang, which was busy but couldn't transport much grain and grass, and saw Jian Yong with a slight frown, and immediately called: "Xianhe, why is the grain and grass transferred so slowly?" ”
"Lord!"
Jian Yong rushed to Liu Bei's side at a trot, and when he told the story crookedly, Liu Bei's face became very ugly at that time. After a little silence, Liu Bei took Guan Zhangjian to look for Lu Ren in Taicang. And what about Lu Ren? Hehe, I saw Liu Bei a long time ago, and now I am pretending to be mixed in the busy crowd and playing hide and seek with Liu Bei. If nothing else, avoid it for a while longer.
However, avoiding it can only be avoided for a while, and Liu Bei finally "found" Lu Ren. After each salute, Liu Bei split his head and sent a message: "Lu Servant shooting, the military situation is urgent, and the soldiers are fast, can this grain and grass no longer be checked and directly loaded into the car?" ”
Lu Ren, who had been prepared, shook his head: "Uncle Huang, Lu Ren is also anxious at this moment!" I want the emperor's uncle to lead the troops to fight the thief, if there is a sudden poison in the middle of the battle, how can the soldiers of the three armies get sick due to the poison? If so, it will be taken advantage of by the traitor! Please also ask the imperial uncle to be relieved for the time being, Lu Ren has an urgent order to mobilize all the doctors and poison testing silver utensils in the capital city to come to Taicang, and be sure to gather enough food and grass for the imperial uncle first. If there are no accidents, you will be able to try your feet before it gets dark today. ”
Hearing this, Liu Bei looked up at the sky that was already in the afternoon, and said in his heart that it was dark? As soon as it gets dark, won't I have to wait until after dawn tomorrow before I can leave with my troops? But Liu Bei is a generation of heroes after all, and after a few rolls of his eyes, he arched his hand to Lu Ren and said, "Dare to ask Lu Servant, how much grain and grass have you tried now?" ”
Lu Ren didn't answer, but glanced at Taicang Ling and Cheng, who were in charge of recording. These two have been keeping track of the numbers, and now when they saw Lu Renmu coming over, they immediately replied: "It's not much, it's probably only enough for three thousand soldiers and horses for seven days." ”
Before Lu Ren could speak, Liu Bei opened his mouth directly: "It's better to go back to the camp to reorganize the army first, Lu Servant will be sent to the camp immediately after trying the needs of 3,000 men and horses for half a month, and Bei will take these 3,000 soldiers and horses to Xuzhou to intercept the rebel Yuan Shu." And Liuzhu and Lu Er will wait here for enough food and grass, and then catch up with Yu Bei tomorrow! ”
Lu Ren's heart tightened, and he immediately picked up the words and said, "Please Uncle Huang think twice!" Although Yuan Shu is dilapidated, its momentum still exists. Although Uncle Huang and the two generals Guan and Zhang were brave and able to fight, how could they only use 3,000 elite soldiers to intercept Yuan Shu's tens of thousands? It's better to wait for Lu Ren to test the warehouse grain thoroughly, and then Uncle Huang will lead the public to the expedition......"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Ren suddenly sensed a trace of ruthlessness from Liu Bei's gaze, and Lu Ren immediately understood when he thought about it, and he wanted to reach out and slap both of them at that time, because he inadvertently said something that he shouldn't have said.
Lu Ren's military ability is basically equivalent to that of an idiot, but after so many years, he still understands the truth of talking on paper. Regardless of the era, it is more common to block the crossing with a small number of elite troops and then wait for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements.
In addition, although Liu Bei's 3,000 men and horses only had half a month's ration, if necessary, Liu Bei could obtain the required grain and grass in the counties and townships along the road with Cao Cao's order. Lu Ren didn't pay attention to say such a thing, on the surface, it seemed to be right, but in fact, he had already exposed/revealed Lu Ren's plan to extend the time, and in fact, he had already told Liu Bei his true intentions.
"Holy! When I was with Lao Guo, I didn't make this kind of mistake less, why can't I change this problem? ”
Of course, he was full of regret in his heart, and when he swept away the corner of his eye, he also found that Liu Bei's hand had been pressed to the hilt of the sword on his waist, and Lu Ren's back was in a cold sweat at that time. Liu Bei: Who is that? To put it mildly, he is a hero, and to put it mildly, he is also an immortal hero. Usually he may still have the style of a benevolent and righteous gentleman, but when it really comes to the kind of time when he needs to be ruthless, Liu Bei's hand will definitely not be a little soft.
Now Liu Bei has received Cao Cao's military order, and Cao Cao is not in Xuchang City. If this really forces Liu Bei to be anxious, there will be a "general outside, and the king's order will not be affected"...... To tell the truth, Liu Bei did receive an urgent military order, and he could do everything cheaply when necessary. On the other hand, here in Lu Ren, there is indeed some meaning of "delaying the military plane", if Liu Bei is really in a hurry, he can cut you Lu Ren is not negotiable.
Get started with Liu Bei? Lu Ren really didn't have that confidence. After all, from the perspective of the public service system at that time, he still had some reasons to lose here, and the excuse was found by Lu Ren himself, and it was impossible to say that he did not make a mistake in his heart. Besides, fighting with the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang? Lu Ren is not Lu Bu.
Fitness enhancers? That thing has no problem dealing with small miscellaneous soldiers, and against this kind of master, Lu Ren is extremely bottomless, and even such a picture pops up in his mind: his attack power can be used every second, but when he encounters a boss like Liu Guanzhang, what floats out of their heads is not the value of the damage received, but a series of MISS...... (To be continued......)