Chapter 72: The general trend in Jiangnan is becoming clearer
Everyone left one after another, but Zhuge Xian was the only one who did not leave.
After everyone was far away, Zhuge Xian said: "The lord really wants to capture the old and indulge in the plan to make it superb, and the minister is very afraid to think about it!" ”
"Are you praising me or am you hurting me?" Xiang Yanjiao scolded.
"How can the admiration of the five bodies fall to the ground, how can it damage the heart of the Lord." Zhuge Xian bowed and bowed.
Xiangyan: "You know each other, but when did you find out?" ”
"When the lord apologizes, he is more suspicious than when he is a cat and a tiger." Zhuge Xian replied truthfully.
"Mr. Zhuge is quick-witted, and I know the ins and outs of just two sentences." Xiangyan praised.
"False praise, the lord is really well-intentioned." Zhuge Xian stared at Xiangyan's legs and sighed.
Xiangyan naturally discovered Zhuge Xian's gaze.
"I've thought a lot in the past five days, since the matter is a foregone conclusion, why kill Lu Zhan in a rage? Even if the hatred is relieved, it cannot change this fact, although more or less comfort is better than nothing, but it will not help. ”
"Nothing outside the body can hurt us, only our heart, which is the choice of the heart."
It was a choice she made.
And how will Lu Zhan choose?
Zhuge Xian was silent for a moment and then said: "Help yourself, Tianheng will help you." ”
Xiangyan smiled slightly, acquiescing to Zhuge Xian's answer.
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Sangju:
"You don't need to break the embankment to defeat you?" Zhao Yan was a little incredulous when he heard Han Rui's report.
That little white face is really capable!
Han Rui: "Yes, this is the intelligence spied by the spies, it is said that the city lord Chen Bing was in the field, making a suspicious plan, and then taking the opportunity to raid to achieve the victory!" ”
Zhao Yan: "When we went to Wuzhou last time, how many soldiers and horses did Xiang Zilan have?" ”
Han Rui: "More than 4,000 people. ”
"Four thousand people, he even dared to show his troops in the field and divide his troops to raid?! What a guts! Zhao Yan praised without hesitation.
"The humble position also underestimated this history of incense thorns, and now that I think about it, it is understandable that he can defeat Wu Fan!" Han Rui was also impressed by Xiang Zilan.
"What else is there? What about Xiangyan's? Is there any information about Xiangyan? A hint of sharpness flashed in Zhao Yan's eyes, how Xiang Zilan had nothing to do with him, he only cared about Xiang Yan.
Now that they have pacified JX, they will face Xiang Zilan when they move eastward.
There is no doubt about that.
And there is no doubt that the victory belongs to them!
"Miss Xiang's information...... Hmm......" Han Rui was hesitant, which made Zhao Yan very anxious.
"Say! How is she? ”
"Yes, the spies searched everywhere with the portrait that the young master painted for Miss Xiang, and they were all ...... Nothing was found. Han Rui still reported truthfully.
This fragrant girl, elusive, has never appeared since the stone bridge parted that night.
"What do you say?! A bunch of rubbish! Zhao Yan angrily threw the scroll on the desk to the ground.
Can't find it? Is it possible for a big living person to disappear out of thin air?
Zhao Yan commanded in a deep voice: "Send more people." ”
"Yes." Han Rui did not dare to disobey Zhao Yan's order, so he had to plan to send the spies sent to Suzhou to Wuzhou.
"Young master, what about Xiangzilan?" Han Rui said cautiously.
"Huh? What else is going on? ”
This is not good news, but Han Rui must say it.
"Xiang Zilan challenged Xu Zhan in Wuzhou City, defeated Xu Zhan in one move, and included him under his command, and Xiang Zilan took advantage of Xu Zhan's reputation to recruit troops and buy horses, and there was an endless stream of warriors who rushed to Wuzhou in the name of Xu Zhan, and the expansion of Wuzhou City has exceeded 50,000!" Han Rui said heavily.
Xu Zhan is not an easy person to deal with!
"Xu Zhan? That Xu Mengshou was defeated by Xiang Zilan's move? Zhao Yan seemed to have heard the biggest joke in his life.
That's Xu Zhan! Will be defeated by Xiangzilan's move?!
Maybe Xiang Zilan is really talented! But defeating Xu Zhan in one move would be a bit of an exaggeration.
"Prepare the horses! I'm going to see my father! ”
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Suzhou:
Su Shuo: "Isn't Zhuge Xian coming?" ”
"Why don't you come? He also sent back the messenger I sent with a bruised nose and swollen face, and wrote a letter to humiliate me! Mo Qiyu said unhappily.
"It's not about discussing Senior Brother Zhuge now, the top priority is to think about how to deal with Zhao Lingjie's future invasion." Guo Wei said worriedly.
Zhao Lingjie has pacified JX, and the next one must be them in Suzhou!
"Jiulong Lake is wide and large, Zhao Lingjie wants to go east, but he can only go out of the water, and his grain and grass can't support both land and water." Oriental Night Road.
"Senior Brother Dongfang, do you know that Zhao Lingjie's two states are rich in grain and grass, and wars are infrequent, if he really wants to advance by land and water, it is not difficult." Guo worried.
"What Senior Brother Guo said is extremely true, Zhao Lingjie can send strange soldiers to bypass Chuanyu Mountain and sneak attack Hulin Port from behind. The sailor is in ruins! Changsun Hui took out the map of the Jiangnan Mountains and the topographic map of Sangsu Prefecture and analyzed.
"Oh? Check it out with me. Dongfang Ye couldn't help frowning after looking at the map, it was indeed as Changsun Hui and Guo Wei said, if Zhao Lingjie had enough food and grass, he could make a dangerous move and attack Hulin Harbor! In this way, they will lose an arm!
"Qi Yu, what do you think?" Su Shuo listened to the opinions of the other three, and finally wanted to hear what Mo Qiyu had to say.
Mo Qiyu shook his head and said: "In terms of combat effectiveness, I don't think we will lose to Zhao Lingjie, and even, we are far superior to them!" ”
"What does Senior Brother Mo mean...... We attack?! Guo Wei mentioned a terrible idea.
Mo Qiyu hooked his chin and said, "Yes!" Taking advantage of Zhao Lingjie's unstable foothold in JX, he raided Sangzhou! ”
This is a very bold decision!
"No! Jiangdong is a three-legged situation, if we send troops to crusade against Zhao Lingjie, we may not be attacked by Wuzhou and Huizhou! "Changsun Hui is more cautious, he has never agreed with these bold and risky decisions!
"The eldest grandson and junior brother are too worried, the situation in Wuzhou is already unstable, how can we take care of us? Senior Brother Shangguan is having a hot conversation with Xiang Yu's envoy in Huizhou, and he won't come to care about us! Therefore, I agree with Senior Brother Mo's opinion. Dongfang Ye was the first to speak.
And Guo Wei also put forward his own scruples: "Even if we take Sangzhou, we may not be able to hold it, in the end, won't we lose our wife and lose our troops?" ”
This is also a big problem, even if they take Sangzhou and occupy a city in JX, but if they can't hold it, won't they put the cart before the horse?
Su Shuo listened to the discussion of the strategists, and secretly lowered his eyes, he was just a local tyrant, and he just wanted to protect the people of Suzhou.
"You coordinate and decide the final result, and report back to me." After Su Shuo spoke, he left the City Lord's Mansion directly.
Mo Qiyu and others called the generals, captains, and civil officials to discuss.
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In the past ten days, there have been various major events in many places in the south of the Yangtze River!
Huizhou Mushangguan Tang Yuanshi formed an alliance with Xiang Yushi in Saibei.
Zhao Lingjie successfully conquered the entire territory of JX and occupied the west of Jiulong Lake!
If Zhao Lingjie is going eastward! The three states of Jiangdong are in danger!
Chen Lingjian of Jiangbei conquered Shizhou and built a stone city to resist the attack of Puhaiding Sanzhou! even sent troops to attack Dingzhou! There is also news that Chen Lingjian is organizing 100,000 troops and is going to send troops to Wuzhou to capture Wujin Port!
Although Xiangyan has been depressed for a few days, her cronies are not idle!
The most important thing is that they have soldiers! Although they all admired Xu Zhan's daimyo, the number was so huge that Xiangyan's jaw dropped with joy!
Nearly sixty thousand! There are more than 10,000 people from other state cities in the south of the Yangtze River! There is even a steady stream of people coming from all over the world!
The baby's rock salt is also a big seller! There is also additional income such as iron ore and precious metals! What a lot of money!
Sun Xin of Fuke City, Nangong Wang of Wuhui Port sent a messenger to deliver a letter of surrender on the third day after Xiangyan received Xu Zhan under his command!
At Zhuge Xian's suggestion, Xiangyan accepted their surrender and became an official and knight.
Sun Xin and Nangong Wang also knew each other and handed over the military power and Taishouyin.
"Xu Ce, I've been thinking about it for ten days, how is it? Have you thought about it? ”
A pot of hot wine among the flowers, Xu Zhan and Xu Ce two brothers drank each other under the moon, the cool breeze in late autumn, the sound of the bronze horn cup collided, raised a glass to eliminate sorrow and did not know where the sorrow came from, and the ten days of thinking did not know where to worry.
"What do you think? Do you work under that woman? Xu Ce asked himself.
Although Xu Ce likes beautiful women, and under Xu Zhan's description, Xiangyan is still a talented beauty, but he just likes it, and there has always been a woman named Li Jin lingering in his heart.
As long as he thinks of Li Jin, any woman in front of him, he feels bored.
Moreover, when I think of Li Jin, I think of the hateful Zhuge Xian, and when I think of the hateful Zhuge Xian, I think of working with that hateful person! How could this not make him creepy!
"Yes, no matter what the outcome is, the path for my brother has already been chosen." Xu Zhan poured a cup and drank it all, and said without regrets.
"It's a pity that that woman doesn't have the king's weapon, I still have to go back to Pingshan Island to plant my melon field, so I won't play with you." Xu Zhan said unhappily. He really didn't want Xu Zhan to leave the island, but unfortunately, if he persuaded him, Xu Zhan would not have been blind before.
"Brother Wei also knows your concerns, if there is any knot in your heart to untie as soon as possible, if I don't have a noble person to help, I may no longer be in this world now, what do you have that you can't think of, just tell Brother Wei." Xu Zhan said earnestly.
He persuaded Xu Ce to join the gang, on the one hand, he did not want to create a situation where the brothers were in a wall.
On the other hand, no one knows Xu Ce's ability better than him, if Xu Ce takes refuge in someone else, it will definitely be a disaster for the lord!
"Brother, I know what you're thinking about, I have my own measure, I won't be your enemy at any time, maybe you're right, the sooner the knot is untied, the better." Xu Ce also poured a full cup and drank it all, his eyes were the back of Zhuge Xian in the pavilion next door.