But it was said that Lu Ren boarded the boat and turned around to Chaisang, and after seeing Zhou Yu, he gave a general explanation of the situation in Jiangxia, and Zhou Yu had a bottom here. What will happen to Zhou Yu next, Lu Ren can't care about it, and after he rushes back to Fudi, he began to clean up his own bits and pieces, and then pulled Sun Shangxiang ...... Rush to Kure County.

At this juncture, what did Lu Ren go to Wu County for? Because at this time, Lu Ren no longer had the need to stay in Chaisang, and when he rushed to Wu County, he had to leave by boat from the Lu family of Wu County. The Lu clan of Wujun has stored the Yizhou steam-powered clipper, and it will not take long to return to Yizhou after boarding. As for pulling Sun Shangxiang along...... This is a ready-made cameo bodyguard, no need for nothing! Besides, hundreds of miles of overland, it is also a pleasure to have a group of girls chatting with you on the road.

Without further ado, Lu Ren arrived at Wu County very smoothly, and then he didn't dare to stay in Wu County for long, and directly boarded the steam clipper that Wu County Lu had prepared here for a long time.

Sun Shangxiang knew that Lu Ren was rushing back to Yizhou, so he specially rushed to send Lu Ren off. At the time of parting, Sun Shangxiang hesitated for a long time, and suddenly asked Lu Ren: "Lu Servant, I want to go to Yizhou again, do you ......?"

Lu Ren hurriedly shook his head and said, "County Lord, don't make trouble for me, okay?" Last time, you secretly went to Yizhou to play for a few months, but what happened to you later? Let me say something without conscience, you have been locked up by the mother of the country for a few months, if Wu Hou and the mother of the country reprimand me, then my face will not be able to hang up! ”

"But ......"

Lu Ren said: "After all, Yizhou is a remote place overseas, how can you go there at will as the county lord?" If you really want to go. You have to get the approval of Wu Hou and the Mother of the Nation in advance. Anyway, county lord, don't trouble me. ”

Sun Shangxiang pouted and nodded to Lu Ren. As for what will happen after that. We'll talk about that then.

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In the summer of the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his army from Yecheng and began the northern expedition to Karasuma. At this time, Lu Ren had been back in Yizhou for almost a month, and he was also making corresponding arrangements.

But it was also at this time that the situation changed somewhat. Originally, Cao Cao was supposed to arrive in the Endless Region in May, but spring was not over yet. Karasuma suddenly dispatched a large army, and in one fell swoop seized the main road Shanhaiguan before Cao Cao's army arrived. Although Tian Chou and Zhang Xiu, who were on Chrysanthemum Island at that time, wanted to stop them, they could only add up to seven or eight thousand troops. It's really more than enough to have more than enough power. Next, Zhao Yu transported supplies from Nanpi to return to Chrysanthemum Island, and after learning the news, he hurriedly took a telegram and returned to Yizhou.

Lu Ren was also shocked when he heard the news. What kind of place is Shanhaiguan? The throat of the northern part of the North China Plain, this place was robbed by the Bunton, and Cao Cao would not only be stuck in Shanhaiguan, but it would be difficult to enter. And if Cao Cao retreats. This means that the Karasuma Ranger can enter the North China Plain region to harass at any time and at any time.

According to some intelligence, Bandun should have listened to Yuan Shang's advice and seized Shanhaiguan to actively defend Cao Cao's northern expedition, rather than being as unprepared as the original history.

In short, the current situation is that if Shanhaiguan is not completed, Cao Cao's northern expedition will have problems, and it will be difficult to say what will happen next, which is inconsistent with the direction in Lu Ren's heart. So Lu Ren has to find a way.

After thinking about it, Lu Ren made a bold decision. It was to send Gan Ning's fleet to Cao Cao, and let Cao Cao send a strange soldier to board the ship from Nanpi and go around to the back of Shanhaiguan by sea to attack.

Lu Ren had a telegram here, so this decision was quickly transferred from Zhao Yu's hand to Cao Cao's hand, and Gan Ning's fleet itself was moving between Jeju Island and Chrysanthemum Island, and it was also a quick matter to assemble to Nanpi.

Cao Cao, who was in Nanpi in this matter, was having a headache about the seizure of Shanhaiguan by Badun. After Zhao Yu asked to see him and told Lu Ren's plan, Cao Cao was naturally overjoyed, and rewarded Zhao Yu with a lot of things on the spot. Next, Cao Cao asked Zhao Yu to go back to rest first, and he discussed the matter with a group of staff members overnight.

However, there are fewer people in favor of this question and many people who oppose it. Needless to say, the opposition unanimously agreed that the sea route was remote, and that the sea was not like river and water transport, and that the transport of thousands of soldiers by sea was a bit strange to them, and that the number of ships needed to float on the sea was no joke if the necessary grain, grass, staffs, and other military supplies were added. This is not counting, there are also people who propose that the northern soldiers are not used to taking boats, and they will get sick if they drift on the sea for a few days, and if no one answers at the back of Shanhaiguan, it is tantamount to sending sheep into the tiger's mouth, and even suspect that this is simply Lu Ren's attempt to take this opportunity to deceive Cao Cao's soldiers as labor.

It's no wonder they think so, they have long been aware of the fact that Lu Ren has taken away from the north and brought a large number of displaced people to Yizhou in recent years, and even proposed a human deal to Cao Cao on the surface, exchanging the clothes, armor, staff, grain and grass produced in Yizhou for some of Cao Cao's prisoners, but Cao Cao has not yet agreed. However, Cao Cao considered that all kinds of items produced in Yizhou were of high quality and could provide a lot of excellent materials, so he did not say too much, and turned a blind eye to Lu Ren's recruitment of displaced people. Anyway, there are very few young people recruited by Lu Ren, and most of them are women and old people.

In view of the opposition's opinions and a series of projections, the pro-voters also began to consider some of the shortcomings, and put forward the idea of quickly dispatching a number of ships from Xuzhou and other places to supplement them. However, this opinion was rejected by some of Cao Cao's subordinates, who grew up in coastal areas and were familiar with the performance of ships. The reason was that the number of seagoing ships that could be transferred at that time was very small, and the carrying capacity was extremely limited, which was simply a drop in the bucket.

Cao Cao hesitated in the argument between the two factions, after all, this maritime tactic proposed by Lu Ren was extremely risky at that time. Although Cao Cao is not afraid of adventure, and even likes to take risks, the premise is that Cao Cao will be fully prepared before taking risks to minimize possible risk losses. This kind of character is not difficult to see from Cao Cao's surprise attack on Wuchao during the battle of Guandu, in history, Cao Cao transferred half of the elite troops at hand to disguise themselves as Yuan Jun, and the other half of the troops stuck to Guandu is doing the worst plan, that is, in case the surprise attack on Wuchao fails, he will rely on his last strength to deal with Yuan Shao to the end.

Now Cao Cao's main force is concentrated in the Nanpi area, although there is no progress, it is the safest tactic, and from the overall situation, it seems that there is no need to take risks. Among the several forces in the rear, there is Zhong Xuan guarding Chang'an on the side of Xiliang Ma Teng, and not long ago he was awarded the post of Ma Teng's guard lieutenant to show appeasement, and there will be no problems in a few years; Liu Bei of Jingzhou developed strength in Xinye, but considering Liu Biao's suspicion, he didn't dare to go too far, but the main body was to develop the economy with hard work, as long as Liu Biao didn't die, then Liu Bei would not do anything; As for Jiangdong Sun Quan...... It was quiet all the time.

Based on these factors, Cao Cao also felt that there was no need to take this risk, and he must be in an advantageous position clearly, unlike the battle of Guandu, which had to be risky. It's just that if a place like Shanhaiguan is not defeated, it will definitely form a stalemate with the Badun and Yuan brothers. And when will he find a good opportunity to break the enemy in this stalemate, Cao Cao himself has no bottom in his heart, in case something happens to his rear during the confrontation, the consequences will be difficult to predict.

In a dilemma, Cao Cao ordered the meeting to be dismissed, and he took the letter written to him by Lu Ren in the backyard of the mansion and squinted his eyes and thought carefully. was hesitating between the trade-offs of this policy, and the doorman suddenly came to report: "Lord Qiqi, Guo Xijiu asks to see you outside the door!" ”

"Bong-hyo? Hurry up, please! ”

The doorman took the order and left, and soon led Guo Jia to Cao Cao's side. Looking at Guo Jia again, he was a little fatter than the last meeting, but the look between his eyebrows was still so bright.

"Jia has seen the lord!"

"Sit! Come to someone, serve wine, and drink a few glasses with Fengxiao! ”

After Cao Cao and Guo Jia exchanged a few glasses of wine and food, Guo Jia smiled and said: "Please make a strategy to break the enemy as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that I will have a long night and many dreams." ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "Gu has expected that Fengxiao will come for this matter." Lone is hesitating whether this plan can be done or not, and Feng Xiao has arrived here, so he should be a lone decision. ”

"Jia dares to ask the lord to show me the letter."

Cao Cao handed the letter to Guo Jia for a look, and Guo Jia pondered for a long time before saying, "All my colleagues are reasonable, but Jia thinks that instead of arguing here, why didn't the lord go to the Nanpi Coast to see the many ships sent by this kid Yihao?" In fact, in Jia's view, there are only two priorities for this policy, one is whether the Yizhou fleet really has such a strong shipping capacity, which can not only transport more than 10,000 soldiers, but also ensure the consumption of grain and grass for these more than 10,000 soldiers during this time; Secondly, whether it is really as stated in the letter, Yihao is prepared to be able to meet the more than 10,000 soldiers. However, Jia thinks that as long as the previous Yoshihiro can do it, then the matter that will be answered at that time is completely credible. ”

Cao Cao hesitated: "Why is Fengxiao so sure? ”

Guo Jia smiled: "Has the lord forgotten? Yi Hao thought far away from the people, the earliest he expected Lu Bu to attack Chen Liu, prepare Tuntian in Xudu, and open the army in Guandu...... All kinds of jia are not easy to say. All in all, Yijia's understanding of Yihao, since he has made this move, then he must have set up the previous palace. ”

Cao Cao said: "In this way, Feng Xiao agrees with this strategy of crossing the sea and attacking?" ”

Guo Jia said: "Exactly. However, the concerns of the opposing colleagues were not unreasonable, so Jia Cai dared to ask the lord to inspect the boat as soon as possible. Again, whether this plan can be achieved or not, the boat is the most important thing. It's just that the lord must remember to act in secret, and not let Yuan Shang be aware of it. Surprise attack, the focus is on surprise attack unprepared, in case there is a leak, a mistake in the word will fail! ”

Cao Cao habitually squinted and nodded: "Yes, what Feng Xiao said is very true." Well...... Come on, go and invite Xun Gongda, Jia Wenhe, Cao Zixiao, and Cao Zilian to come to the mansion to discuss matters...... No, let's say that I want to have a small banquet. ”

After leaving from the order, Cao Cao smiled at Guo Jia again: "Fengxiao, how about accompanying Gu Buyi on a patrol?" ”

Guo Jia understood, smiled and poured a large glass of wine. (To be continued.) )