"Haha."

Long Xiang smiled open-mindedly: "It's not dark at this time, it's not yet time to dream, I have self-knowledge"

"Are you serious?"

Seeing Long Xiang's relaxed expression, Lu Su felt that he was not joking, so he reminded him: "Tai Shici is famous as a young man, and I heard that he and Sun Ce used to be inseparable, so I am afraid that such a talent will not take a fancy to us in Hefei."

Long Xiang disagreed, pointed to the west and said: "I am weak and talented, and it is normal for Tai Shi Ci to look down on me, but don't forget the one behind us, I heard that they had a friendship." ”

"If it is in the name of the emperor's uncle, maybe there are really some opportunities, and the key is to have a place to live, it is not enough to live in Jingzhou" Lu Su stroked his beard and frowned slightly.

Long Xiang nodded and added: "This matter is not urgent, you have to endure loneliness like fishing, now that everyone has become neighbors, we should start with understanding, and when you make Jun rise up, our side will be able to do it naturally." ”

"Since Yunqi has a plan, do what you want." Lu Su immediately showed a worried look: "I remember that Uncle Huang has been in Jingzhou for nearly a year, and I don't know how he is doing there, and even Ziyang has not sent a letter. ”

"Before the Central Plains trade route was opened, it was difficult for us to get in touch with Jingzhou, and when we moved into Xincheng at the end of the year, I would let Xingzuo supervise the construction of a number of long-distance merchant ships to prepare for the Yangtze River trade in the future."

Lu Su looked at Long Xiang and was very curious: "Even if the Sun family has a grudge with Huang Zu, but the private trade between Jiangdong and Jingzhou has not stopped, Yunqi has the intention of trading with Jingzhou, so there is no need to postpone the sun and moon, right?" ”

Long Xiang replied: "We don't have any special products in Hefei, if the promotion of underwear must be gradual, if Cao thief and Xu Du official eunuch accept this thing, then go to Xiangyang to spread out, so that you can contact us through the intelligence station." ”

"It's like underwear, this kind of commodity, it really can't be put on the surface, I don't know if Sun Quan wants to use this thing to fool around, so will the Cao thief fall for it" Lu Su paused halfway through his words, and continued to add: "A few days ago, You Zhengping returned from Shouchun and said that the Jiangdong envoy was still waiting for the letter there, and now Sun Quan sent Tai Shici to Liyang, and the days of Sun He's imprisonment are estimated to be very tormenting." ”

Long Xiang frowned and analyzed: "200,000 Hu grain is not a small amount, even if Sun Quan is willing to use grain to ransom people, he should be worried that Cao Cao will use this as bait to ambush in Shouchun, if Jiangdong experiences a defeat like Wu Jing, I estimate that Cao Cao will not have to cross the river at that time, and he will be able to rely on deterrence to spread Jiangdong." ”

"It makes sense, and the water is a lesson from the past." Lu Su nodded in affirmation: "Cao Cao was burned to transport the boat, and it is said that he will not fight Yuan Shao, why is there no news so far?" If you know that you are willing to serve as the Taishou of Lujiang, I don't know what tricks are waiting for us. ”

Long Xiang spread his hands: "The people of Lujiang have been emptied, this Taishou is only in name, if the Cao thief wants to use the imperial court to give orders, I have 10,000 reasons to refuse, now the official seal and edict have been taken back, but I plan to move to Xincheng at the end of the year, and then appoint everyone to the county official position, during this time, Zijing wants to consult with me in detail, try to be fair and just, and make the best use of his talents." ”

"Actually, what was done before, what is still being done." Lu Su smiled: "In addition, you are too shou of Lujiang, not just in name, whether it is Hefei New City or the old city, there are many people who have moved from Lujiang, although everyone is in Jiujiang, but they are still doing things for Lujiang."

Long Xiang smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said in his heart that it was like a government in exile.

Originally, he was not interested in keeping too much of a false name, after all, every brick and tile in Hefei was dug out by Long Xiang and the people, but he underestimated the influence of Confucian culture and the sense of identity of the soldiers with the officials of the Han Dynasty.

Especially from the low-level backgrounds of Feng Zhong and Tang Yu, they followed Long Xiang this time and directly became a veritable county-level military attaché, which can already be regarded as a glorious ancestor.

After Long Xiang felt the joy of these people, he completely understood what it meant for a person to ascend to heaven.

No wonder Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to make the princes so powerful, the emperor's edict and flashy official position were actually an invisible weapon and bait.

People like Long Xiang may not be recruited, but they can't stand up to countless yearning for power, so they are willing to work hard for that false name.

Cao Cao learned that Long Xiang was going to take the official seal and edict of Taishou, and it was on his way back to Xudu from the Liyang front line in September.

Heading north to repel Yuan Shao's harassing army, the two rivals confronted each other across the Yellow River near Liyang.

Due to the burning of a large number of Cao Cao's ships in Huainan, it seriously affected the speed of food supply for the Northern Expedition.

If it is necessary to fight a decisive battle with Yuan Shao in Liyang, a large number of conscripts must be requisitioned to provide logistics for the army, which may affect the cultivation and harvest in the next two years, and may also stimulate the people in various places to turn into rebellions, and the main force of Cao's army is tired from fighting in Huainan, all kinds of factors make Cao Cao choose to wait and see.

If the Hebei people and horses crossed the Yellow River, Cao Cao would rely on the terrain and the waterways of the Central Plains to reproduce the layers of resistance in the early stage of the Battle of Guandu, and he was confident that he would drag Yuan Shao down on his own territory.

Yuan Shao experienced the defeat of Guandu and Cangting, and he had already seen that Cao Cao was not the playmate he used to be, but a hard stone in front of him, even if there was no stop from Tian Feng and Fu Zhi, he would no longer impulsively cross the river for a decisive battle.

Although Hebei has more soldiers, there are more new soldiers.

Yuan Shao is now reintegrating the interior of Hebei, training soldiers, crafting weapons, and armor, and only wants to take advantage of Cao Cao's war with Sun Quan and Liu Biao to cross the river to Yanzhou to take advantage of the emptiness of Cao's army.

The plan of 'three years of fatigue' was not adopted, but Yuan Shao picked up the 'fatigue strategy' more than a year after his death.

That is, into Tun Liyang, gradually camp Henan, Yi made boats, treated equipment, dispatched fine horses, copied its borders, so that he could not be at ease, I took it.

During the two-month confrontation on the Yellow River, Cao Cao saw that Yuan Shao did not have a decisive battle, and at the same time received information that Yuan Shao was ill and ate decoction every day, so that he could withdraw his troops back to Xudu in early September.

Yuan Shao once used the excuse that his child was seriously ill and did not take advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou to send troops.

Therefore, no matter whether the information is true or false this time, Cao Cao is not ready to consume it, and Yuan Shao is over fifty years old, and his physical condition will be much worse than before, and there is a possibility of dying of grief.

Cao Cao's withdrawal of troops in front of Yuan Shao was necessary for the reality of the situation, and also had the implication of provoking the opponent.

It means that I just left, Yuan Shao, do you dare to chase?

Cao Cao traveled to Guandu to rest, and the news of Yuan Shao's withdrawal came from the rear, and he looked back at the north with a solemn expression.

That night, Cao Xiu handed Cao Cao information about Shouchun.

The letter mentioned the news that Long Xiang sent people to take away Tai Shouyin, and that Tai Shici was stationed in Liyang and other Huainan.

Cao Cao was originally distressed by Yuan Shao's use of soldiers, and when he read Zhang Liao's letter, he suddenly smiled, he casually handed the letter to Xun Yu on the side, and laughed: "Long Xiang, this cunning fish, has finally bitten the hook, it seems that Huainan is worry-free in the short term, and he can finally free up his hand to attack Hebei." ”

(End of chapter)