Liu Dai is among the clan members of the Han family, and he can be regarded as an absolute trailer.

If you don't turn the genealogy to the point of sparkling, it may be difficult to connect him with the son of an emperor.

When Lu Bu was considering whether to recognize this father, he took the lead in considering this.

Although this was the first problem he thought of, after thinking about it, he found that it was useless.

What is the use of an eight-pole who can't beat it, and who has betrayed the clan of the imperial court?

The only thing that is beneficial to him is probably Liu Dai's connections and soldiers in Yanzhou.

And he wants to be the pastor of Yanzhou.

"Children have seen adults." Lu Bu was very simple, and he recognized the father as soon as he shook it, "It's just that the child is seriously injured now, and it is inconvenient to stay, please forgive me, and when I recover, I will personally serve wine to honor the adult." ”

Liu Dai Dayue hurriedly walked to the side of the couch and squeezed Lu Bu's hands, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's all easy to say." ”

"With my son here, the soldiers who retreat from the court will definitely be no problem!"

Lu Bu scratched his earlobe a little unnaturally, he remembered his last stepfather, Ding Yuan.

That person is actually quite good, but he is too old-fashioned to achieve great things.

Bao Xin, a witness, sat on the side, embarrassed all over his body.

Liu Dai didn't say anything in advance, silently, and directly recognized Yizi when he entered the door.

Who can stand this?

Finally, he stayed up to this pair of fresh and hot father and son to finish talking about the father-son relationship, and immediately seized the opportunity to say: "We failed to stop the scouts sent by Cao Hong, and it shouldn't be long before the imperial soldiers and horses will be killed in Dongyang City, let's discuss what to do next, right?" ”

"Under the emperor's anger, I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight."

Bao Xin's two sentences instantly brought Liu Dai, who was almost in tears, back to reality, "The nearest soldiers and horses in the imperial court are actually single fathers, but with the two countries of Lu and Rencheng in the middle, it will be more difficult to transfer troops." The soldiers and horses from Jibei County to the south, we can resist them step by step, and consume their grain and grass first. ”

"I don't know what the emperor thinks, the soldiers and horses of the court seem to rarely carry a large amount of grain and grass. This is our best breakthrough, we can turn Tarzan County into a quagmire and trap them here. ”

Why the imperial court soldiers and horses rarely carry grain and grass, Lu Bu is very clear about this.

He explained, "The emperor today seems to have some prejudice against the people, believing that the people are taking advantage of the people and oppressing the people. Therefore, in every place, a large number of clan lords will be punished for violating the law, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will be able to replenish grain and grass on the spot. ”

"Moreover, the imperial court has changed its previous way of fighting, and they are attacking cities and seizing land very quickly. Do you know how long it took Cao Mengde to attack Fugou City, which I occupied? ”

"How long?" Liu Dai asked with some curiosity.

Lu Bu held up a finger.

"One day? Impossible, how could the city you personally defend be breached in just one day? Bao Xin's head shook like a rattle, and he always felt that Lu Bu was deliberately exaggerating.

"An hour!" Lu Bu said, "Actually, it's not yet, I have personally experienced this matter." At that time, I was also beaten a little undirectional, the battle had just begun, their soldiers were like monkeys, with long knives in their mouths, and their movements were neat and fast to the top of the city, and in a blink of an eye, the siege battle became a melee at the head of the city. ”

"Cheng Zhongde was also in the city at that time, so I said a few words to him, and they had already landed in the city."

"Such a rapid siege speed is not accidental, but the normal combat method of the imperial court since the dispatch of troops from Luoyang, and I heard that Chen Liucheng broke very quickly. Those small county towns are even more difficult to resist the blow of the imperial court. ”

"So they don't need to prepare a lot of grain and grass to prepare for a long battle."

Bao Xin was skeptical.

He still felt that Lu Bu was deliberately exaggerating the military exploits of the imperial court in order to highlight his weight.

Prepare for the future foothold in Yanzhou.

Liu Dai already believed it, "Wang Qiu didn't bring me back a single soldier, which shows the power of the imperial court." It's really unimaginable that the house of the imperial court has been broken like this, and it is hard to imagine that such a strong army can be trained. ”

"It's a last stand!" Bao Xin said, "Although the emperor has no way today, Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and others are people of insight, and the situation in the world is already like this, and only war can solve it." ”

"However, if the imperial court has been using such tactics, I feel that there is nothing to be afraid of, just cutting off their grain and grass will be enough for the imperial court soldiers and horses to be pressed into the quagmire of Taishan County, so that they will be ineffective. As long as the grain and grass are cut off, no matter how fierce the soldiers and horses are, they will be like Cao Hong, so they can only stay in Dongyang City and wait for death. ”

Liu Dai shook his head and paced a few steps in place, and said: "You can't take it for granted, Cao Hong's experience is simply clearly in front of them, how can they not know?" The reason why Cao Hong was trapped in Dongyang City was because we blocked the road, and the army had no food. ”

"A few days' worth of food and grass, a few days of maneuvering with us, he will fall into a state of starvation. Once this happens, no matter who the leader is, he will no longer dare to rashly move troops. How could the imperial court not think of such a simple thing? ”

Bao Xin still insisted on his point of view and said: "Having said that, the imperial court will definitely not give up the way they are best at fighting, just as Wu Anjun Bai Qi will definitely not give up the field battle he is best at." ”

"I now suspect that the imperial court will move the whole front eastward in unison. As long as the distance between the troops and horses is shortened, they can not only help each other and show what they are best at, but also let us do nothing. ”

As soon as Bao Xin's words fell, Lu Bu said with a solemn expression: "The imperial court will definitely do this!" ”

"What does that mean?" Liu Dai asked in surprise.

"Father-in-law, you should know about the imperial court's battle against Dong Zhuo's remnants, but you may not know the details. That was the great court of that war. Lu Bu said: "At that time, Huangfu Songtun Chang'an, I was with Yi...... 执金吾丁原在左冯翔，朝廷有派遣使者，说服了马腾、韩遂，令他们出兵的堵住了董卓残部向西逃窜的道路。 ”

"At that time, our three troops and horses formed a zigzag formation, which could not only help each other in time, but also intercept Dong Zhuo's rebels in any direction at will. But the most surprising thing is that for the safety of the grain route, the imperial court ordered the general He Miao to lead his troops to clear out almost all the bandits from Luoyang to Chang'an. ”

"I heard that the imperial court seemed to have sent people to Yizhou to try to persuade Liu Yan to send troops, but it seemed that Liu Yan refused, and he still pretended not to know, I don't know much about this. But anyway, because of this incident, the emperor held a grudge against Liu Yan. ”

"Make good use of strange soldiers, step by step, this is the real consistent way of playing in the imperial court."

"The reason why the imperial court only sent Cao Hong to lead an army of 5,000 to attack Taishan County this time is that I think the emperor should underestimate the enemy."

"But there will certainly not be a second mistake like this. The emperor has Xun's uncle and nephew by his side, and he makes good use of tricks. ”

Bao Xin couldn't sit still, he shook his body uneasily, and said a little anxiously: "When the imperial court attacked Shanyang and Chenliu, it was like this. There is no doubt that this is the real truth. ”

"If so, what should we do?"

Liu Dai snorted lightly, "Then we will use roundabout tactics to lead them to walk around the corner, and then wait for the opportunity to control them in danger." ”

"Flood with water, attack with fire, and we also use a quick and decisive way of playing!"

"Feng Xianfang has already said that we can no longer blindly stick to it, this is already a road that will not work."

Lu Bu nodded, "The imperial court's siege speed is too fast, and it is really not appropriate for us to hold on." ”

"This matter needs to be discussed in the long run." Bao Xin is still a little undecided.

Lu Bu's words sounded like a nightmare to his ears, making him even more unsure of what to do.

"No matter how the imperial court fights next, their primary target must still be Dongyang City." Lu Bu said.

Bao Xin looked at Liu Dai, "Liu Tingshi might as well ask Cheng Zhongde again?" ”

"Let me arrest his wives and concubines again? Isn't that unkind? Liu Dai turned around and asked.

Bao Xin said disapprerovingly: "If this kind of thing has the first time, there can be countless subsequent times, and it will be fine." ”

Liu Dai only agreed after a little thought, Cheng Yu's knowledge alone has indeed surpassed several of them.

Instead of trying to figure out all the tricks, it's better to ask the virtuous.

Although the kidnapping of people's wives and daughters is not very kind, but I have already done it once, so why not do it a few more times?

……

Sun Jian, who was unable to compete with Yuan Shu in Luyang, had to temporarily garrison Yingchuan and temporarily live under Kong Ling's fence.

This kind of thing is okay for a short time.

But over time, no matter how good the relationship is, cracks will appear.

On this day, after Sun Jian led people to go around the border between Chenliu and Yingchuan again, he said to the left and right: "Chenliu will be a bumper harvest this year, and it is rumored that the current emperor is dumb and cruel and unkind, but when I look at Chenliu and Yingchuan, it is a world of difference." ”

"The people of Chenliu have returned to their homes and are working hard to feed the fields. But look at Yingchuan, the faces of the people are panicked, why is this? ”

Changshi Gong Qiu said: "General, hearing is false, seeing is believing." The world is so chaotic, how can there be anything true or false? It's hard to tell if it's really fake, or it's possible to tell if it's fake. ”

Sun Jian picked up the pottery urn, drank half a urn of cold water, and said melancholy and distressedly: "We are here for King Qin, but Yuan Shu has different ambitions, and Kong Ling is also watching the fire from the other side." The assassins and feudal officials in these places have now forgotten that they are courtiers of the imperial court, and they have begun to regard themselves as the real masters of these places. ”

"Now that Your Majesty is so rumored, I really don't know where I should go now?"

Gong Qiu said: "It is still recommended that the general lead the army back to Jiangdong and wait and see the situation in the world for the time being." ”

"The current situation in the world looks like a group of people getting together and fighting, if they don't fight to a certain extent, no one knows who will be the final winner. He knew that the general was a truly loyal man with the country in his heart. ”

"But the general you can see clearly now, the only place that the imperial court really controls is the poor number of counties, and even this Yingchuan on the edge of Kyoto does not obey the king's order, and the yang is in disobedience. How can a general alone turn the current situation around? ”

Sun Jian shook his head and said, "But we have come all the way, we can't just go back, right?" ”

"And if it is the court that wins in the end, then I will be a rebel and a thief if I do this, even if I go back, I should lead the court to go back."

But the public enemy said: "But once you get in touch with the imperial court, the emperor will not let you go back." ”

"The imperial court is fighting with Liu Dai and Yuan Shaozhan at this time, and it is the time to employ people, how can the general be allowed to return to Jiangdong?"

These words suddenly reminded Sun Jian of the imperial court's previous conquest purpose.

"Zhou Yu, who has a good relationship with my eldest son, is only twenty years old, but he was also recruited as a lieutenant by the imperial court, and the edict is extremely strict, and the punishment of those who refuse to obey the expedition is almost outrageous, and it can indeed be seen that no one in the imperial court is available." Sun Jian sighed.

Zhou Yu's expedition was stopped by him, and as for the consequences mentioned in the edict, I will talk about it later.

A generation of emperors said a generation, and it is difficult to say what will become of the harsh consequences now.

"Therefore, I think that it is the most appropriate time for the general to get out now. It really doesn't work, and you can prevaricate for other reasons. The public feud suggested.

Sun Jian's wavering heart gradually gained direction, "My aunt is old, and it is indeed time for me to go back to serve the left and right." But I can't just leave, as a Hanchen, since I have already led my troops here, I should help the court fight first. ”

Speaking of which, it goes back to the topic at the beginning.

Gong Qiu said that he looked helplessly, so he had to say: "I heard that the imperial court seems to have suffered a lot of losses in Taishan County, and the general can lead the army to help." ”

"Okay, that's it." Sun Jian said briskly.

There is a beginning and an end, and a good beginning and a good end.

He didn't like the result of traveling thousands of miles and not being able to do anything.

Because Zhou Yu was requisitioned by the imperial court, he and Sun Jian's two sons, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, were in the army.

But the three of them just came with them, and they didn't have any specific errands.

When the army marched towards Taishan County.

The three teenagers also sat on ox carts and went together.

Although he is only sixteen years old this year, Sun Ce already has a size beyond ordinary adults, and his body is sturdy, like a calf, and he alone can compete with Zhou Yu and Sun Quan combined.

"Gong Jin, it seems that my father still chose to help the imperial court, is there any good way for you to persuade him?" Sun Ce said with some distress that after discussing with Zhou Yu, he remembered some of Zhou Yu's words very convincingly.

The Han dynasty is no longer able to return to heaven, and it is not a far-sighted choice to help the imperial court now.

This is what Zhou Yu told him at the beginning, and he remembers it clearly.

Zhou Yu was lying in an oxcart covered with hay, his thin body was almost completely buried by hay, and only one head was exposed, "I don't have any good way." I thought I could see clearly, but now I realize that I'm messed up too. ”

Sun Ce slapped Zhou Yu's head lightly and said, "Can you say something that I can understand?" ”