Luoyang City was originally the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty and a prosperous Oriental international metropolis, but unfortunately, since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Luoyang City has been dilapidated. Today's Luoyang City, with less than 10,000 residents in the city, the prosperous handicraft industry and commerce are gone, and many residents in the city sometimes need to hunt outside the city to fill their stomachs.

In the late autumn of 206 AD, Liu Xie, the monarch of the Han Dynasty, issued a holy decree to rebuild Luoyang. However, since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the population of the Han Dynasty has decreased dramatically, and it has become insufficient to rebuild Luoyang with ordinary people. At Man's suggestion, Cao Cao agreed to use the border slaves and the captives of various princes as the main force to rebuild Luoyang.

The captives of the princes of all walks of life are the soldiers captured after Cao Cao fought with the princes of all walks of life, and they were generally sent to Luoyang to rebuild the national capital. Border slaves were the slaves of the ethnic minorities in the frontier, generally the slaves captured during the Cao Wei Rebellion.

"My lord, today's project has been completed, the stone transported from Hedong has arrived, and it will be transported to Luoyang City after lunch." In Mengjin Harbor, north of Luoyang, a lieutenant reported the situation to his military commander.

Mengjin Port, as a Yellow River crossing north of Luoyang, undertook the important task of transporting the boulders from the east of the river to Luoyang, where Cao Cao stationed 5,000 soldiers, and the general stationed here was a distant relative of the Cao family, named Cao Yong.

"Well, yes, after lunch, you will transport all the boulders to Luoyang." Cao Yong nodded, signaling that the captain could step down.

At this time, beside a small stream about three miles south of Mengjin Port, Liu Bei was leading his army to rest here.

"Strategist, this is the intelligence of Mengjin Port!" A small soldier presented the latest information to Zhuge Liang.

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang took the information and read it carefully.

"Hahahaha. Lord. God help our army. This time the crossing of the Yellow River has been secured. Zhuge Liang laughed when he saw the information, and after lunch, the guard of Mengjin Port actually wanted to send three thousand soldiers to transport the boulder from Hedong to Luoyang, so that the garrison of Mengjin Port would be empty. Moreover, the boulder has just arrived at the port of Mengjin, and the transport ships will definitely leave in a few days, so that the problem of the ferry is solved.

"Oh? It seems that God bless me Liu Bei! After Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's analysis, he also laughed.

"Generals obey orders!" Zhuge Liang raised Liu Bei's sword high and began to give orders.

"The last general!"

"Guan Yu threw five hundred soldiers. and 3,000 soldiers in camouflage, attacking the port of Mengjin from the front. Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi each led a thousand soldiers, ambushed around Mengjin Port, and waited for General Guan Yu to give the order, and attacked Mengjin Port at the same time! ”

"No!"

"Remember, the success or failure of this time depends on the ship, and the generals must quickly control the ship so as not to be destroyed by the Cao army!"

"Obey the orders of the military advisor!"

In late autumn, Mengjin Port is a little cold, and the air in the north has gradually dropped. The climate along the Yellow River has also begun to enter early winter.

"It's so cool!" Cao Yong shivered, and a breeze blew. It actually made him feel a little cool.

"Captain Zhang has already set off?" Cao Yong looked in the direction of Luoyang and asked the little soldier beside him.

"Back to the general, Captain Zhang has already set off, and it is estimated that he will be able to return tomorrow." The little soldier respectfully replied to Cao Yong.

"Yes."

"Report, General, an army has been found a mile away from our army."

"An army? What army? Cao Yong was stunned for a moment, this is the hinterland of the Cao army, and Mengjin Port is not an important strategic place, how can there be an army coming, even if there is, he should inform himself in advance.

"General Hui is an army that escorts captives and slaves, under the banner of Zhang!"

"Zhang?" Cao Yong began to think carefully about the general surnamed Zhang, but after thinking for a long time, there was no general surnamed Zhang in the nearby prefectures and counties!

The slave system in Luoyang was that the captives and slaves were transported to the counties around Luoyang, and then the surrounding counties sent local troops to escort the captives and slaves to the counties near Luoyang.

"General, General Zhang's army is here." The soldier pointed not far away, less than half a mile away from the port of Mengjin, and saw a team escorting prisoners in the distance.

"A lot of captives?" Cao Yong was stunned for a moment, his Mengjin Port also belonged to the scope of rebuilding Luoyang, but Dong Zhuo's rebellion did not cause too much damage to Mengjin Port, so Cao Yong's Mengjin Port did not have many slaves.

"There's weirdness! Hurry up and make them stop! Cao Yong suddenly woke up, this team is too strange, the steps of the prisoners and the soldiers are actually the same, where is this like a prisoner, it is simply a soldier.

"Second brother, what does this mean?" Zhang Fei followed Guan Yu and saw Cao Jun in Mengjin Port waving the flag, but he didn't understand what this meant.

"Third brother, order the whole army, assault!" Guan Yu also couldn't understand Cao Jun's banner, if he didn't follow Cao Jun's instructions, he would definitely be exposed, since this was the case, it was better to launch a surprise attack here.

"Brothers, rush!" Zhang Fei waved his Zhangba snake spear, bit the reins with his teeth, and rushed out first. Zhang Fei was cut off by Lu Rui with a trick, and he actually used his teeth to pull the reins.

"What? Command the whole army to close the walled gate! Cao Yong saw Guan Yu's sudden attack, and hurriedly ordered people to defend.

Guan Yu's assault speed was very large, and in the blink of an eye, the two armies were in the vicinity of the walled gate, and Chen Zhi and Zhao Yun's ambush troops were also exhausted, surrounding the small Mengjin Port.

"General, the red-faced man leading the troops seems to be Guan Yu?" The soldiers beside Cao Yong were originally from the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xudu, and Guan Yu was once sent to guard Guan Yu's mansion when he was in Xudu.

"Guan Yu? Guan Yunchang? Are you sure? Cao Yong was horrified in his heart, how could Guan Yu be here, didn't General Xiahoudun lead an army of 100,000 to attack Xinye, why was Guan Yu here?

"General, the villain is very sure that the villain's first task in Xu Capital was to guard Guan Yu's mansion."

"You quickly send someone to Hedong to report to Xu Du, Liu Beijun Guan Yu raided my Mengjin Port, it seems that there is a intention to cross the river!" Although Cao Yong is a distant branch of the Cao family, his strategy and art of war cultivation are not bad, and he quickly made a judgment.

"No!" After the soldier received the order. Hurriedly went down the walled building.

Mengjin Port is just a small river port. Defenses are not in order. In less than an hour, the port of Mengjin was breached, Cao Yong was killed in battle, and Liu Bei collected the ship and crossed the Yellow River.

It had been half a month since the intelligence of Mengjin Port was sent to Xinye, and Xiahoudun's army had just broken through Xinye and captured Fancheng.

In the Cao army camp in Fancheng, there were two pieces of information on Lu Rui's desk. One is information about Meng Da and Fa Zheng, after Xinye fell into Cao's army, Meng Da hurriedly retreated from the vicinity of Wancheng with a large army and withdrew to Shangyong. The other is the intelligence that Guan Yu raided Mengjin Port and crossed the Yellow River to the north. At the same time, the spies in Hebei also confirmed that Liu Bei had successfully entered Hebei with Wenwu.

"Okay, you Zhuge Kongming, you actually thought of this trick!" Lu Rui saw the information that Liu Beijun crossed the Yellow River, and finally knew Liu Beijun's intentions, no wonder under Liu Beijun's combat power in Xinye, it turned out that Liu Bei would transfer the main force to the north. It is to return to Hebei.

Now there are two counties in Jiangdong in the hands of Cao Cao, and it is impossible for Liu Bei to enter Shu in the history of the Three Kingdoms. Sun Quan led Jiangdong, and Cao Cao lived in the north. According to the actual situation, Zhuge Liang actually came up with a plan to return to Hebei, wanting to seize the Yuan family.

"It's me who underestimated Zhuge Liang!" Lu Rui thought about it, if he was Liu Bei's military advisor, he would definitely advise Liu Bei like this, although he may not be successful, but at least he can have a chance to turn over. This time he lost, but he didn't expect that Zhuge Liang did not retreat south to Jingzhou to unite with Sun Quan, but fled back to the north.

"Zhuge Kongming? Since you have used such a strategy, I will take Jingzhou as planned! Lu Rui smiled slightly, revealing a smug expression. Liu Biao's health is deteriorating, if history does not deviate, Liu Biao will die in less than a year. Liu Qi is unable to support the situation in Jingzhou, and it is not easy for Sun Quan to annex Jingzhou.

As soon as Liu Bei left, Jingzhou lost a lot of support, as long as Liu Biao could not govern, Jingzhou would be in chaos, and then Cao Cao could march into Jingzhou. Jingzhou, Sun Quan's retreat to Chai Sang is the turtle in the urn, even if Sun Quan has just obtained Jiaozhou, Sun Zhongmou will definitely die.

Thinking of this, Lu Rui made up his mind and walked towards Cao Ang's military tent.

"See the Vice Minister!"

"Brother Rui?" Cao Chong was playing in Cao Ang's military tent, and when he saw Lu Rui coming, he became excited.

"It turns out that Cangshu is also there." Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, Cao Chong, a little kid, Shenlong couldn't see the end of the head, it turned out that he ran to Cao Ang.

"Extraordinary, sit down, they are all their own people, and you don't have to be so polite in private." Lu Rui is Cao Ang's brother-in-law and brother-in-law, this relationship is intimate, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, except for He Yanneng and Lu Rui, there is no second person.

"Yes, brother." Lu Rui was also polite and sat down under Cao Ang.

"Brother, have you ever heard about Liu Bei?"

"I heard that, hey, my father wanted me to make military achievements, but I didn't want to." Originally, Cao Cao's intention was obvious, let Cao Ang command the vanguard army to go south, and it was best to exterminate Liu Bei and establish military merits for Cao Ang.

"Brother, Liu Bei's escape is God's will, you and I can't control it, but my brother's heart to make contributions will not be in vain, Liu Bei is gone, Jingzhou is still there." Cao Ang is now in urgent need of making contributions, and it is the right time for Lu Rui to send a strategy.

"What does it mean?"

"Brother, I heard that Liu Biao in Jingzhou is critically ill, and this is a good opportunity for our army to go south to seize Jingzhou!"

"That being said, but my father's army won't arrive until months later, and our cavalry?" Cao Ang also wanted to cross the river to capture Xiangyang, but his cavalry was paralyzed, and it would take a long time to recover his combat strength. Besides, Jingzhou's troops are more than 100,000, and the 100,000 troops in their hands do not have an advantage!

"Big brother, Brother Rui means to engage in a surprise attack!" Cao Chong stuck out his tongue, as if he had guessed Lu Rui's strategy.

"Surprise attack?" Cao Ang looked at Lu Rui and then at Cao Chong.

"Yes, brother, Rui asked for an order to go to Jingzhou to find out the truth and plot against the military generals of Jingzhou Wenchen, so that my brother can capture Xiangyang."

"Fanfan, going to Xiangyang, Jingzhou? Isn't that a little too dangerous? Cao Ang was stunned for a moment, now that the two armies are fighting, Lu Rui went to Xiangyang This is not to send it to the tiger's mouth, even if he wants to rebel, he will have to do it after a truce!

"Brother is wrong!" Lu Rui smiled, this is the best time to enter Xiangyang.

First of all, Liu Bei gave Liu Biao a surprise attack, Liu Biao must not have known Liu Bei's true intentions in advance, without Xinye, Jingzhou has already lost the barrier to the north. The city of Xiangyang in Jingzhou is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the river here is not very wide, and Fancheng and Xiangyang are separated by a bridge, even if you build a pontoon bridge, it is easy. In this way, Jingzhou's naval army has no advantage, and the cavalry and siege of the city are none other than Cao's army in the world.

Secondly, Liu Biao rode Jingzhou, but only suppressed the various factions in Jingzhou with power schemes, and did not really calm down, when Jingzhou was stable externally, the internal contradictions would not be highlighted, and when there was external pressure and Liu Biao was critically ill, he could put on a good show.

In the end, it was Zhuge Liang's gift to Cao Jun, which disabled Cao Jun's cavalry. In this way, Cao Jun will definitely not attack the main attack, at least the horses must be healed, so that the defense of Xiangyang will not be so tight, and it is the right time for Lu Rui to enter Xiangyang. "This?" After listening to Lu Rui's analysis, Cao Ang also felt reasonable, but it was just a security issue?

"Hehe, Brother Rui, take me to play too, I haven't been to Xiangyang yet!" Cao Chong listened to Lu Rui's suggestion, this was a fun errand, and he had to join in the fun.

"Brother Chong, are you going too?" Cao Ang was taken aback, the safety of one Lu Rui is a problem, and one more Cao Chong, isn't that a big problem?

"Brother, I think it's just right for Brother Chong to go." Lu Rui smiled slightly, Cao Chong is talented, there is no harm in having a smart helper, and Lu Rui will not be so easy to arouse suspicion if he brings a teenager, if you want to engage in intelligence, at least secret, don't publicize it, do the opposite, this is also the art of war.

"Brother, we can't miss the opportunity, if Liu Biao arranges a defensive line in Xiangyang, our losses in attacking Xiangyang will be much greater."

"Okay, according to the words of the extraordinary, Cangshu, extraordinary, you have to be more careful!"

"Thank you, brother!" Lu Rui and Cao Chong arched their hands and glanced at each other, both of them showing weird smiles.

Hey, it's time to hang out again.

Zhuge Liang? I'll make a plan and let you see how powerful I am Lu Rui!

At this time, in a mansion in Yecheng, Zhuge Liang suddenly sneezed. Is someone scheming against me? Zhuge Liang rubbed his nose, took a few breaths, looked around, put on his robe, and returned to his room. (To be continued......)

PS: I've had diarrhea and dehydration these days, so I'm sorry everyone.