There is a sentence in Clausewitz's "On War" that war is nothing more than the continuation of politics by another means.

When bargaining and bargaining at the negotiating table does not achieve the desired results of one side for various reasons, war becomes the only viable option.

Liu Bei knew that if he wanted Cao Cao to cede the Central Plains, it would be impossible to negotiate it, so he didn't even send envoys and directly chose war. Cao Cao also knew that if he wanted Liu Bei not to get involved in the Central Plains he occupied, it would not be possible to achieve it through negotiations, so he was also actively preparing for war. At the same time, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Sun Ce in Jiangdong, Sun Zan in Youzhou, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and Zhang Yan, a thief in Montenegro, who occupied Montenegro, were also doing the same thing.

The training of the soldiers was like a day by day, and slowly, even the soldiers in the hands of Liu Biao in Jingzhou began the harshest training, and the soldiers who were lazy and used to being under the supervision of the generals, although they were full of complaints, they did not declare their mouths, so they had to grit their teeth and insist. In order to increase the strength of the army as much as possible, Yuan Shao has recruited every man who can be recruited and started training without delaying the summer harvest. Weapons and armor are also being produced in a steady stream, and the Xuzhou craftsman battalion is now in full production, with swords, guns, swords, halberds, bows, crossbows, feathers and arrows, bundles and bundles, and they are pulled into the warehouse by carriage, Zhuge Jin is so busy that he is dizzy, and he even has to count the time to go to the toilet. ……

Everything is going on steadily, just wait for the summer harvest to pass, and immediately start the war! In fact, sometimes I think about it, in the war years, the harvest year is not necessarily a good thing, because the harvest year must be the most frequent war years.

The five years of Jian'an, a year of great maturity in the world, is destined to be a year of frequent wars.

However, there is one thing that does not fit with the background of this vigorous war. On Cao Cao's side, since the outbreak of Dong Cheng's rebellion, the purge has been going on, and it has even intensified, and it has spread from Xudu, and now it has begun in Chenliu, Yingyang and other places. Countless families that have been inherited for a hundred years or wealthy wealthy families have been punished, probably because of the great influence, Cao Cao's punishment for them is relatively light, and most of them are confiscated or tuntian.

Many of the great clans disappeared overnight and were pulled by Cao Cao in a cart to Sili Tuntian. The hermits liberated from them made Cao Cao a fortune, and thousands of people were sent by Cao Cao every day to be taken to Chang'an or Tuntian, near Luoyang. Anyway, they don't have land of their own, no one cares about their fate, it's good to be alive.

During the war years, it is said that we should stabilize the internal and try to unite the internal, instead of engaging in any kind of punishment, what does Cao Cao want to do?

This question once occupied the mainstream in Liu Bei's mind, but recently he had to put it behind him, because another news made him extremely uneasy! Liu Biao of Jingzhou is actively preparing for war.

The direction that Jingzhou can attack is Xu Deng and Chen Zhi in Runan County in the north, which is Liu Bei's territory, Zhou Yu in Yunmengze, which is Sun Ce's territory, and the other is Yiling in the west, which is Liu Zhang's territory, and the last one is Zhang Lu in the northwest. The armies of the four counties of Changsha, Guiyang, Wuling and Lingling in the south of the Yangtze River were heading north and gathering in Xiangyang.

After Liu Bei summoned Liu Ye, Chen Gong, Chen Deng, Xu Shu and others to discuss, everyone agreed that Liu Biao's attack direction should be Chen Zhi and Xu Deng in Runan. First of all, the possibility of attacking Jiangdong was ruled out, because if Jiangdong was to be attacked, the soldiers and horses of the four counties of Jiangnan should be concentrated in Jiangxia, not Xiangyang. If Yiling is attacked, the soldiers and horses of the four counties should be concentrated in Gangneung, not Xiangyang. Liu Biao concentrated his soldiers and horses in Xiangyang, and the soldiers were watching sloppily all day long, and the direction of his attack was nothing more than Zhang Lu and Liu Bei, and among them, it was too difficult to attack Zhang Lu, for Liu Biao, it was obvious that the great mountains and rivers of Runan and even the Central Plains were more attractive.

At this time, at the order of Liu Bei, Han Bao, who went to Tuntian in Lulin Mountain and restrained Liu Biao, brought a piece of news that made Liu Bei completely lose his composure. At the end of February, Lei Tong and Han Bao led 2,000 mountain soldiers to sneak into the Green Forest Mountain, according to Liu Bei's intentions, they wanted to build a front station for the next 8,000 mountain soldiers, and absorb local refugees to go up the mountain and Tuntian. But when they arrived at the place, they found that the reality was even more cruel than they imagined.

Tian Fan knew that Lulin Mountain was a good place to Tuntian, where the mountains were not undulating and rainy, and it was not difficult to Tuntian. Since the Xuzhou Mountain Army was originally mainly stationed in Dabie Mountain, Yushan Mountain and other places with greater mountain fluctuations, then Lulin Mountain was not a problem. But he didn't expect that although the green forest mountain was more gentle, it was also more wild than the mountain and Dabie Mountain.

The mountains are full of weeds and towering trees, rivers are abundant, and the land is fertile. The fish in the river grew unusually large because no one cared about them, and some of them were as long as seven feet long and weighed as many as 100 catties. There are many wild beasts in the mountains, what deer and sheep are everywhere, pheasants and rabbits can be seen at any time, and occasionally one foot can step into the rabbit nest, or step into the pheasant nest. This place made Lei Tong and Han Bao ecstatic, and the two of them were ambitious and dreamed of a better future.

But since March, the situation has changed, and it has taken a bad direction. As the weather warmed up, poisonous snakes, insects, and wild beasts of various unknown objects made the 2,000 mountain army suffer enough. What's more, the soldiers found dragons in the rivers in the mountains! If it is said that the drought locust makes people numb, Jiaolong ...... That is, crocodiles can still be accepted, at most, they bite one or two people, so a kind of thing that is as long as a foot, sticky, and screams like a child's cry, it makes people collapse!

In early April, as the rain increased and the weather became hotter, the mosquitoes did not know where they came from, stood far away, threw a stone into the seemingly calm grass, and immediately "buzzed", and the overwhelming dark cloud of mosquitoes flew up, and the sound was more terrifying than a hornet swarm!

In less than a month, more than 300 of the 2,000 mountain sergeants were killed or wounded, more than 200 were sick, and the morale of the soldiers was even more low. What kind of wasteland is this opening, and what kind of fields are being tuned? So Lei Tong and Han Bao could only discuss, Lei Tong temporarily led the army to be stationed in Lulin Mountain, and Han Bao went back to Xiapi to ask Liu Bei for an idea.

Liu Bei couldn't think about it, and after discussing with Tian Fan, he still had no choice but to order Han Bao to go back and withdraw the mountain army.

In fact, Tian Fan is not helpless, but he knows that the manpower and material resources required to develop a wild virgin land are definitely a terrifying number, and it is really difficult to develop Xuzhou with enemies on all sides, so he has to give up.

But in this way, the plan to contain Jingzhou with Green Forest Mountain will end without a problem, and Xuzhou will inevitably face enemies on three sides. Qingzhou Yuan Tan has no less than 50,000 soldiers, with more than 30,000 people from Tian Fan's White Tiger Legion plus Zhang Liao's 20,000 people, the number of people is close to one to one, and the siege war itself is extremely tight, and even Tian Fan plans to lead Yuan Tan and Zhang He to fight in the field, obviously, it is simply unrealistic to divide troops from the White Tiger Legion to support Pingyu. Guan Yu's Fenwei Corps of 50,000 people can be used to attack Xu County or Chenliu, facing the elite Cao Cao army, I am afraid that it will also be a vicious battle, and it is not advisable to divide troops to rescue. As for the rest of the army in Xiapi, Liu Bei also needs to attack Xu County and Chen Liuzhong, and at the same time leave part of the army to stay in Xiapi to support a tight direction at any time, and it is not realistic to divide troops to rescue Pingyu.

How good is that? When Jingzhou attacks, there will be no less than 70,000 soldiers, and a small number of soldiers will not solve the problem.

After several days of discussion, Liu Bei decided that Zhao Yun would lead 3,000 flying feather cavalry, 3,000 ordinary cavalry, and 4,000 foot soldiers with a large number of crossbow arrows to reinforce Chen Zhi and Xu Deng in the direction of Runan. Wu Lan and Lei Tong led a mountain army of 10,000 people, reinforced Pingyu and Anyang to help defend the city, and each city had 5,000 people. At the same time, the 4,000 infantry led by Zhao Yun were also divided into two parts and entered the two cities, while Zhao Yun led the cavalry to fight guerrillas, and at the same time assisted each other with Pingyu and Anyang. Because he was worried that Xu Deng in Anyang would not be able to defend the city with only about 10,000 soldiers, Liu Bei sent Xu Shu to support.

Time was urgent, Xu Shu and Zhao Yun set off immediately after preparing their troops and horses.

Tian Fan failed to complete all the etiquette of bidding farewell to Zhao Yun and Xu Shu, and on the day they set off, Tian San sent news that Bai Yuzhu was about to give birth!

Tian Fan didn't have time to say goodbye to everyone, so he flew on his horse and ran away, not even bringing a guard.

The horse he rode was a gift from Guan Yu, a sweaty BMW, very fast, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Everyone was stunned, Liu Bei shook his head again and again, isn't he just going to be a father? As for running away without even saying a word?

Tian Fan doesn't think so much, he has to be a father, who cares about those? It's still important to be a girl!

There are many people in the family, and several gentlemen such as Master Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning, and Liu Hong have already rushed back to the academy, but Sima Hui and the others have not left, they originally planned to wait for Bai Yuzhu to give birth to a child before returning to the academy. The old man and his mother have not gone out at all these days, and the signs of Bai Yuzhu's production have become more and more obvious in the past few days, and they are all waiting for the arrival of this little life. In addition, Mi Zhen, Cai Yan, Qian'er, Xiaoqing, Xiao Qiao, Lu Xin and other women are also there. As for Yu Ji and Qin Siyu, the two royal doctors, they are naturally indispensable.

There is a good saying, standing and talking is not too much of a backache!

Tian Fan at this moment just confirmed the correctness of this sentence. Bai Yuzhu is a lazy woman, she usually likes to tinker with various musical instruments, and she doesn't like to move, but after she became pregnant, under Tian Fan's strict order, although she was full of grievances, she also insisted on taking a walk every day, and her body was healthy and there was no problem. The Tian family spent a lot of money to find three stable wives, all of whom were five-star midwives who delivered more than 100 babies without any mistakes or omissions, and there was no problem technically. Also, even if there is a possibility, if there is a problem, Qin Siyu is best at dealing with it is not Jinchuang, but a woman's disease, and at the same time, he is also very good at obstetrics.

Even if there are problems with these preparations, there is one last insurance, and that is Yu Ji! Tian Fan once asked Yu Ji about Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji's medical skills, and Yu Ji said that he knew the two and said that they were similar to himself. Having said that, but the smugness on his face still betrayed him, obviously, Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji's medical skills are only not as good as Yu Ji.

Among these preparations, the midwife, Siyu and Yu Ji, even if there is only one, it is rare. If someone has two things and is still worried about the safety of the mother and the child, then Tian Fan will definitely think that person is worried about the sky, his psychological quality is not good, and he has not reached the realm where Mount Tai collapses in front of him and his face does not change, and he is not calm enough.

But now, even if he has all three, Tian Fan is still very anxious.

Whenever Bai Yuzhu's scream came into his ears, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching. God, it's been two hours, why haven't you been born yet? How can you toss people so much?

Father was annoyed by Tian Fan's spinning in circles, and scolded angrily: "What are you turning, get out of the way for me and stay honest!" ”

Okay, you're an old man, you have a lot of power and a big temper, I can't do it, so it's okay to hide, right?

Mother Zhao Shi took Tian Fan's hand and said with relief: "Don't worry, Fan'er, Yu'er is in good health, and Wen Po also said that the fetal position is very positive, there is no problem at all, you can be relieved!" ”

Tian Fan said anxiously: "But, mother, it's been more than two hours, why hasn't she been born yet?" ”

The mother smiled, glanced at Tian Fan, and whispered in his ear: "You stinky boy still has the face to say, when you were born, you tossed me all day!" How can it be so easy for a woman to have a child? Do you think it's a hen that lays eggs? Besides, Yu'er is giving birth to a child for the first time, so it will naturally take a little more effort. ”

After a slight pause, her mother continued: "Hehe, this little girl still refuses to come out, it's not that she doesn't want to see the rolling red dust in the world, it's because she's shy, don't worry too much!" ”

Mi Zhen and Cai Yan and other women also comforted: "Yes, husband, Sister Yu'er is fine, you don't have to worry." ”

Tian Fan looked at them and nodded, but did not speak. glanced at Xiaoqing, but saw that her face was not good, thinking that she was worried about Bai Yuzhu, and didn't think much about it.

Finally, in a faint cry, the door of the delivery room opened, and an old woman walked out with a smile on her face, saying, "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!" Hehe, master, old lady, son, is a daughter! ”

Tian Fan didn't listen to what she said, and entered the delivery room as soon as he slipped into the cigarette. When the two midwives saw a man come in, they were about to scold him, but they saw his face clearly, and they didn't dare to reprimand him again, but just whispered something, and then directed the maids and servants in the room to be busy.

took her daughter from the maid's hand, saw that her eyes were closed, a small hand was open and clenched for a while at the side of her mouth, and there were meaningless sounds in her mouth from time to time, Tian Fan smirked for a long time, but he didn't know what to say.

At this time, the mother also came, and when she saw Tian Fan clumsily holding the little girl, she hurriedly snatched it away, and scolded her granddaughter while coaxing her granddaughter: "Stinky boy, you hurt the child again with clumsy hands!" Don't you want to talk to Yu'er for a while? ”

Tian Fan woke up suddenly, and when he came to the side of the collapse, he saw Bai Yuzhu lying on the couch with a sweaty face, smiling weakly.

Tian Fan took her hand and said, "Yu'er, hard work!" You helped me give birth to a beautiful girl, and I don't even know how to thank you. ”

Bai Yuzhu didn't speak, just smiled, laughed happily and very maternally.

Mi Zhen and other women took their daughter's baby very much, couldn't stay in this arms for a minute, and was snatched away by another, looked at the girls one by one, and then looked at Bai Yuzhu who was smiling happily on the couch, and was very envious.

After a while, Tian Fan was kicked out by his mother, accusing him of being in the way of the house.

told Sima Hui and others the news of his mother's safety, Tian Fan was abandoned, and several old people went to drink together to celebrate, so they ignored him. Tian Fan's feeling was very hurt.

This is a delicate little girl, only a little more than five pounds, because of her delicate body, so she doesn't cry much. Bai Yuzhu's biological father, Sima Hui, named her "Jing", which means delicate and slender, and has the meaning of talent. After arguing with reason, Tian Fan won the right to give the little girl a nickname from the old man and a group of gentlemen, and he named her "Jingjing"! As a result, the name of the daughter of the Tian family, who was also the little witch of the Tian family later, was called "Jingjing". Tian Jingjing, this name has become a headache for the owners of the Tian family a few years later, a name that the servants love and hate, and more than ten years later, it has become a name that the people of Xuzhou love and hate, and it is also a name that countless gentlemen, ya, and the sons of countless high-ranking officials are afraid of and love.

The next day, the old man waved his hand and held a banquet to celebrate the birth of the first grandchild of the Tian family. The banquet of the Tian family is naturally rich, the host has a banquet to eat, and the servants also have a special banquet, and the entire Tian Mansion has become a sea of joy, and there is the sound of drinking and guessing boxing everywhere. After Mi Zhu learned the news, he stopped Baiweizhen for three days and sent all the chefs to help, and the Tian family's food purchase cars came and went in an endless stream.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others didn't see outside, it was said that the banquet inside the host's house was not to catch Zhou Dali, they shouldn't have come, but they still came. Gan Youniang, Hu and Du also came, Liu Bei's wife Cao Rui did not come because of her heavy body, but she sent Shui Ji as a representative and also gave gifts, Lu Bu's wife Yan and Diao Chan also came together, Tian Fan asked Mi Zhen and other women to set up a banquet in the inner room to serve.

The feast was festive and chaotic. The people who were eating and drinking in the main hall were disturbed by the family members who came in from time to time to congratulate them. The family members are not for anything else, just because they are happy in their hearts, although the first little master of the family is a girl, not a sister-in-law, but with the first one, there will be a second, which means that there are successors to the Tian family, and they can continue to eat and drink spicy food. Of course, it's also good to say a few festive words and ask for some money by the way. At this moment, no one accounts for these transgressions, and on festive days, even if the servants drive out some outrageous things, they can be tolerated. Moreover, the servants and servants are also sincerely happy for the Lord's family.

In the afternoon, all the generals and officials of the White Tiger Legion organized a group to beg for wine and food, and Tian Fan personally received them. In this, there is a new face, that is Lu Xun. Yang Wei was also there, he was kicked by Tian Fan that day, but he was in a good mood. He understood what Tian Fan meant, the heavy kick meant that Tian Fan treated him as his own, and this kick represented that Tian Fan was angry with him, angry that his mind was useless and that he treated himself as an outsider, so although he was kicked by that kick, his heart was like drinking honey.

Tian Fan had a drink with Lu Xun and said in a low voice: "Bo Yan, how do you feel in my White Tiger Legion?" With that, he smiled, and laughed with schadenfreude.

Lu Xun was a little unnatural, he pouted for a long time, and said, "Okay, my big brother Boguang, you can spare me!" Don't mention this matter again, can't I be wrong? ”

Tian Fan smiled and said no more.

It turned out that when Lu Xun first came, he still had a trace of pride in his heart, thinking that he was talented, and it was a matter of time before he was reused in the White Tiger Legion, but he didn't expect to be hit enough in a few days. Not to mention the demonic Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, even Yang Wei and Zheng Yien are not easy to serve, not to mention the many weapons and new tactics he has never seen in the army, which makes him feel that he is from Mars, and he is completely unsuitable for the harsh environment on the earth.

Fortunately, he is a smart man, and when he saw that something was wrong, he immediately withdrew the little pride in his heart, humbly learned from the people in the White Tiger Legion, and won the respect of everyone in a few days.

At this time, Tian Fan noticed that Xiao Qiao was waving at him at the door of the hall, Tian Fan pointed to himself uncertainly, what does that mean, are you looking for me? Xiao Qiao nodded, and beckoned again with an anxious but excited expression.

Tian Fan stuffed the wine glass into the hand of Zhuge Liang, who was dodging his eyes again and again, but peeked at Xiao Qiao from time to time, and strode out of the room.

Xiao Qiao pulled Tian Fan and walked a few steps, jumping excitedly, Tian Fan wondered: "Xiao Qiao, don't mess around, what are you looking for me?" ”

Xiao Qiao giggled, stretched out his little white hand, and said, "Brother, gift!" Don't give gifts, I resolutely don't say! Tell you, but the heavens~~ great news! Giggle......"

Tian Fan has not been blackmailed by her once or twice, he has long been used to it, although he knows that even if he doesn't give a gift, Xiao Qiao will still say, but he still said: "Okay, okay, what you want to go to the treasure house to find yourself!" Really, the things you blackmailed in my hands over the years are enough to give you a dowry, I don't understand what you want so many yellow and white things for! ”

Xiao Qiao shouted and said with a smile: "I know that my brother is the best!" Haha, brother, I'll tell you......"

As she spoke, she pulled Tian Fan closer and whispered something in his ear.

Tian Fan stood up suddenly, widened his eyes and said, "Are you sure?" You're not lying to me, are you? ”

Xiao Qiao rolled his eyes cutely and said, "How could I lie to you about this kind of thing?" Sister Siyu has already confirmed it, and there is absolutely no problem! ”

Tian Fan ran to the living room of the west courtyard, Xiao Qiao shouted again and again to wait for her, but he couldn't let him slow down by half a minute. She stomped her foot angrily, muttered a few words, and took a step to follow.

In the living room of the west courtyard, it was the place where Mi Zhen and the other women ate and drank, at this time Mi Zhen looked ashamed, Lu Xin looked confused, and the rest of the women kept joking around the two, saying pleasant words. Yan and Diao Chan occupied the left and right sides of Lu Xin, and they didn't know what to say, which made Lu Xin stupid and cute.

It turned out that the wine banquet on their side had just begun, and as soon as the wine was served, Mi Zhen and Lu Xin, who smelled the smell, began to spit out water one after another. When the experienced Yan and Diao Chan and Hu saw it, they immediately guessed eight or nine. Hu asked a few words in the second daughter's ear, and everyone was more confirmed, and then asked Siyu to come over and take a good pulse, so it was confirmed.

Tian Fanren hadn't arrived yet, and his voice came first, only to hear him shout: "Really? Zhen'er, Xin'er, you won't lie to me, will you? ”

As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by Qin Siyu. She blocked the door, snorted coldly with an unhappy face, flicked her sleeves, tilted her head, looked at him at all, and said, "Boguang, do you believe in my medical skills?" ”

How dare Tian Fan offend this ancestor, and said with a smile: "How dare I, I don't dare?" Hehe, that Siyu, please let me go, I want to see Zhen'er and Xin'er! ”

Siyu got out of the way.

The four of Hu, Shui Ji, Du and Gan surrounded them, and Hu quipped: "Boguang, what a skill!" ”

Shui Ji also said: "Hehe, yes, Boguang is really good!" ”

Du Shi smiled: "Boguang, congratulations on double happiness, the eldest daughter has just been born, and then Sister Zhen'er and Sister Xin'er are pregnant, hehe." ”

Tian Fan saw the salute and smiled absentmindedly, but his eyes always looked at the position of Mi Zhen and Lu Xin inside.

Gan pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Three sisters, let's not disturb the Boguang Society, you see that he is in ......a hurry."

The girls couldn't help but laugh again.

When a man is with a group of women, being "molested" is the only result, how can Tian Fan be spared?

Tian Fan didn't know whether to correct Du's words, is this considered a three-happiness coming? Mi Zhen has never been able to get pregnant, and now she finally got what she wanted, which is naturally a happy event. As for Lu Xin...... Tian Fan really couldn't imagine that she had been married to Lu Xin for just over two months, and she was pregnant...... This is also a happy event!

When the news reached the old man, the old man went completely crazy! He jumped up, trembling with excitement, and it took a long time to calm down, so, with a wave of his big hand, what was originally planned to be a three-day banquet was directly upgraded to seven days!

In the old man's opinion, Mi Zhen is a wife, if she is pregnant with a boy, then she is a son-in-law, according to the rules, the Tian family is a real successor, because only the son-in-law has the right to inherit Tian Fan's title, Tian Fan is now a county candidate, this is a real title, there is food. Someone will be able to inherit this title in the future, which is naturally a great joy. As for Lu Xin, she is a flat wife, and her status is basically the same as Mi Zhen, if she is pregnant with a boy, then she is also a son-in-law, and she also has the right to inherit. When the time comes, it will depend on who will produce a boy and who will be born first, who will be the mother of the next Lu Xianhou.

Both of them are pregnant, so they can't both be girls, right? Therefore, the old man thought that the birth of the eldest son of the Tian family was already predictable, so he was naturally happy and almost went crazy!