The moon is on the eyebrows, and the night is long.

In a private room of the inn, under the warm yellow oil lamp, Zhuge Jin was writing a letter, the more he wrote, the more anxious he became, and when he finally used the pen, he specially increased his strength.

When he was done, he unfolded it and read it, and quickly handed the letter to the servant who was waiting there.

Specially instructed.

"This letterhead must be immediately passed into the hands of Wu Hou, it is very important!"

"Yui!" The messenger did not dare to slack off and quickly put away the letter, and immediately exited the room.

But Zhuge Ke outside the door took in all this scene.

After the messenger left, he stepped into his father's room, "Father, it's for Wu Hou, right?" ”

Zhuge Jin knew that he couldn't hide this smart son, so he nodded.

"This is an opportunity to break the situation for Soochow! I have no reason to pass up this opportunity. ”

"yes!" Zhuge Ke echoed: "Guan Sigongzi is so oppressive and good, Wu Hou has exhausted Jingzhou's resources and fueled the troubles, but there will only be two results, either Guan Yu's prestige is lost, and the people are dissatisfied, or... Guan Lin, who had previously made meritorious contributions to Changsha, would be severely punished by his father, no matter which point it was, it would be of great benefit to Soochow. ”

Zhuge Jin was not surprised that his son could be so transparent.

He just raised his eyes and looked deeply at Zhuge Ke.

"I'm curious, what would you do?"

Zhuge Jin used jerky, distance-rich rhetoric like "me" and "you".

And not before: "Father", "Son"!

"I'm going to see Guan Lin." Zhuge Ke respectfully bowed his hand to Zhuge Jin, "What my father taught is that once a person has determined his position, he should not face Qin Duchu, and he will be the son of the second uncle after all, so this time... Guan Sigongzi is so nonsense, the child can't sit idly by! The child must stop him. ”

These words made Zhuge Jin couldn't help but be taken aback.

But soon, this surprise was replaced by greater relief.

Zhuge Jin was shocked that his son would choose to see this Guan Lin, to persuade him, to stop him, to really use his actions to stand on the side of Shu Han.

Happily, my son has finally taken this step.

So... His future path was completely wide.

Of course, this also indicates that... The bond between their father and son will be severed once and for all.

Hehe...

With a wry smile, Zhuge Jin frowned and said with emotion: "I never thought that in this Changsha County, I want to play a game with you." ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Jin asked Zhuge Ke, "Do you think you can persuade Guan Lin?" ”

Zhuge Ke's tone was firm, "The child either doesn't come out of the horse, or he will definitely persuade this Guan Lin and let him stop the precipice!" Preserve the majesty of Guan Gong and the hearts of the people of Jingzhou. ”

"Good!" Zhuge Jin's mood seemed to be a little excited, but his emotions were not so exposed, only calm.

His tone was relatively steady.

"Then I wish you Ke'er the first contribution after going to Shu! Impress your father. ”

The "your father" here is no longer referring to him Zhuge Jin, but Zhuge Liang.

At this point, he paused as if he couldn't bear to say anything, but Zhuge Ke was already very clear about his father's decision.

Zhuge Ke finally gave up, "The child also hopes that his father will not keep his hand and go all out!" ”

blurted out these words, and Zhuge Ke withdrew from the house.

But when he was about to close the door, he was sad to see his father who collapsed on the couch, and the tears in his father's eyes finally came out like beads with broken threads.

Zhuge pursed his lips, he turned around and went resolutely.

He knew that after this time, Zhuge Jin was no longer his father, and he was no longer Zhuge Jin's son.

All these fetters were finally severed on this night.

The night was like a rock, Zhuge Ke kowtowed to Zhuge Jin's house, and knocked three times in a row.

He groaned softly.

"—My father gave birth to me, and my mother bowed to me. Raise me and raise me,"

"—take care of me, return to me, go in and out of my belly. Virtue to be repaid. Haotian is reckless! ”

At this point, he stood up resolutely and walked away without looking back.

On the willow tops of the moon, for a while, he was at a loss and didn't know where to go?

But he knew...

The place where Uncle Zhuge Jin is located can no longer be called "home"!

- Farewell, Father!

- Goodbye, uncle!

…

…

Early the next morning, Guan Lin rarely did not sleep until three poles in the morning.

Zhang Xingcai practiced marksmanship in the courtyard as usual, with a sense of déjà vu of a female general.

Zhang Fei had been in the West Prison for a long time, and he also came out for a walk with great interest.

When I saw Guan Lin, I wanted to talk about it, but I saw that he was a little absent-minded today, his eyes were watching Zhang Xingcai practice guns, but his eyes were empty.

"What's wrong? Didn't wake up? Zhang Fei asked first.

"Oh..."Guan Lin withdrew his thoughts from the clouds, and he asked Zhang Fei curiously, "Third Uncle Zhang?" If it were you, leading troops to be stationed near the enemy army in Jiangxia, and suddenly someone told you... The ships in the rear are about to be burned, will you believe it? ”

"Then I have to look at the source of the news..."Zhang Fei replied seriously, "If the source is reliable, I will naturally believe it, but if it is... For example, you kid, you have no evidence, and you say it casually, I don't believe it! ”

This...

Zhang Fei's words undoubtedly added a haze to Guan Lin's mood.

I'm not particularly worried about Daddy...

Guan Lin was worried about the more than two hundred ships!

Zhang Fei looked at Guan Lin fixedly, "Why are you asking this?" Urgently, you shouldn't have asked those two boys how many books they memorized! ”

"Endorsement is not the goal." Guan Lin muttered, "I have to let them understand... You have to be able to get from the context of these prescriptions and medical theories... Feel something, otherwise... Even if you recite it all, it's in vain. ”

This one...

Zhang Fei suddenly thought of something, as if these two boys really had an epiphany last night and were about to speak.

saw Mi Yang coming in a hurry.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was also there, he hurriedly saluted, "I've seen the fourth son, I've seen the third master Zhang." ”

Guan Lin waved his hand, "What's the matter?" ”

Mi Yang said, "Outside, there is a strange person who has been guarding the door of the post house since last night, saying that he is asking to see his son!" ”

"Strange people?" Guan Lin was stunned for a moment, and looked at Mi Yang with inquiring eyes.

"This man is not very old, fourteen or five years old, and although he looks fat, he is quite excited. The guard's subordinates asked him to hand over the name post, but he didn't have a name post, only said... Even if you wait hard, you have to wait for the fourth son. The tribesmen thought he was begging for food, so they took out some food for him, but he ate the meal, but still didn't leave, and said that it was better to save the fourth son when he went to eat. ”

Hey...

Guan Lin was dumbfounded.

Guan Linyou remembered that Huang Chengyan was just to beg for shoes, and he stood in front of the gate of the Guan Mansion every day, and when he met people, he said that Guan Sigongzi had lost his shoes.

Helpless, Guan Lin could only come forward to solve this problem.

Dare to love, this time it's a "youth version" of Huang Chengyan!

"Let's go, let's see!"

So, Mi Yang took Guan Lin to the door.

When Zhang Fei and Zhang Xingcai heard this "strange person", they were also curious and followed out.

It can be seen from a distance that a cadre Qu Senran is standing outside the door of the post house, all of them are full of energy, and even the slight color on his face has dissipated without a trace.

Obviously, since following Guan Lin, their food is excellent, just like Guan Lin said.

You can eat meat at once.

These days, in today's era, are already considered "middle and upper-class" living treatment.

Just because of this, this cadre song is also going to die for Guan Lin.

The so-called - follow the fourth son, there is meat to eat!

And in front of them, there was indeed a young man of fourteen or fifteen years old, and this young man was not as stupid as a beggar, holding his slightly obese body, walking back and forth from time to time, moving his legs and feet, as if he was eating.

As if noticing this, the young man took an arrow step, walked to a position five steps away from Guan Lin, and arched his hand towards Guan Lin:

"Your Excellency must be the fourth prince of Guan."

"In Xia Zhuge Ke, I took the liberty to come here to meet Guan Sigongzi, and I hope that Guan Sigongzi will not be surprised."

- Zhuge Ke?

How could Guan Lin not know Zhuge Ke?

But is he that old enough?

Are you still so shameless to beg for food in front of the door?

For a while, Guan Lin's heart sent out three soul questions.

Speaking of which, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, in the chapters about Eastern Wu, especially in the later period, it is this "Zhuge Ke" who can't be spared.

As we all know, there are three high-risk occupations in the three countries.

Among them is Lu Bu's father-in-law, there is a godfather Lu Bu who killed one, and was nicknamed "Kill Dad"!

Then there is Liu Bei's eldest brother, as long as Liu Bei joins which group, which group will be unlucky, such as Gongsun Zhan, Tao Qian, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao...

Except for Cao Cao, who was more stubborn and escaped this catastrophe.

Rest... Either "the fall of the power" or "the head is different"

… Liu Bei can also be called "big brother nemesis!" ”

In addition to these two, there is also a high-risk occupation, which is the governor of Eastern Wu.

There were four governors in Eastern Wu, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng and Lu Xun...

They have made great contributions to Wu Guoguo

But he went forward one after another at a young age, and died at work!

And if you extend it, count it down, the one who succeeded Lu Xun and took charge of the Jiangdong soldiers and horses was none other than the one in front of him - Zhuge Ke!

Speaking of this kid's growth process, it can be called an open-minded existence.

When he became an adult, he rode as a captain;

Sun Quan's eldest son, Sun Deng, served as the lieutenant of Zuofu when he was the crown prince;

After that, he successively served as Danyang Taishou, Weibei General and other positions, pacifying Shanyue.

In the eighth year of Chiwu, Prime Minister Lu Xun died of illness, and Zhuge Ke was promoted to general and led his troops on his behalf.

Note that considering the unique military system of Eastern Wu, this so-called "leading its soldiers on behalf of others" is equivalent to Lu Xun's overall planning of soldiers and horses owned by Zhuge Ke.

In the first year of Shenfeng, when Sun Quan was critically ill, Zhuge Ke was appointed as the head of the ministers of Tuogu and began to grasp the military and political power of Wu State, thus opening the story of dominating the dynasty and dictatorship for decades.

Of course, he didn't end up with a good result.

Because of the power leaning towards the government and the opposition, and being arrogant and arrogant, and having no one in his eyes, he was killed at a banquet by another minister who united with Lord Wu.

And the reason for this ending.

One is that after Sun Quan's death, no one inherited the art of checks and balances, and Soochow started a decades-long "nest fight"...

Zhuge Kezi was not immune.

The second is his Zhuge Ke's character...

Eager for quick success, arrogant, arbitrary.

His tragedy, like his father Guan Yu, is due to his personality.

Of course...

The flaws are not hidden, Zhuge Ke is still the No. 1 famous figure in the middle and late stages of Eastern Wu.

It is a person who has made great contributions and has also struck Cao Wei's merits.

Because the other party reported his home and reported the name of "Zhuge Ke", it was inevitable that Guan Lin would be in reverie.

So here's the problem.

- Zhuge Ke, at this time, you shouldn't be in front of Zhuge Jin's baby son.

Slowly fight monsters and level up, accumulate experience, and become a blockbuster in the future, taking power?

Why did you come to visit him?

It's like a begging for food... It was kept all night.

Hiss...

Guan Lin pondered.

- "When things go wrong, there must be demons!"

"Disrespectful, please!"

After a short period of surprise, Guan Lin politely invited Zhuge Ke to enter the door, but Guan Lin was extremely vigilant.

"Fourth son, please allow me to report to my family."

Zhuge Ke's tone was meticulous.

Guan Lin waved his hand. "There's no need for that, is it? Your Excellency is not the eldest son of Zhuge Jin, the envoy of Eastern Wu... Long admiration, long admiration. ”

It is rare for Guan Lin to greet his peers.

It's just that Zhuge Ke hurriedly waved his hand, "I'm afraid that the fourth prince is wrong, Zhuge Ke is not false, but he is no longer the son of Zhuge Jin, the envoy of Eastern Wu, and now I have been succeeded by 'Uncle Zhuge Ziyu' to 'Father Zhuge Kongming', this matter... Uncle has already consulted with his father by letter, and this time he came... It's just to go to Shuzhong! My father is Zhuge Kongming! ”

Yes... Yes...

With Zhuge Ke's words, Guan Lin was shocked.

He exclaimed.

- "Is this okay?"

- "Wait, that's not right!"

Guan Lin immediately came back to his senses, according to his memory.

Zhuge Jin passed on to Zhuge Kongming's... It's his second son, Zhuge Qiao.

That Zhuge Qiao was frail and sickly, and after arriving in Shu, he was also named the captain of the horse, and Zhuge Liang disciplined him very strictly.

In the end, because of his frailty and illness, he died of illness in the process of supervising the transportation of military rations.

Guan Lin frowned slightly...

- "Zhuge Qiao, who is obviously frail and sickly... How did you become this sturdy Zhuge Ke?"

Of course... Where does Guan Lin know?

The reason why this successor candidate was changed from Zhuge Qiao to Zhuge Ke.

He Guan Lin, no, to be precise, it was he "Hong Qigong" who played such a decisive role in it!

…

…

Xiangyang City, Government Office.

All morning today, full of pets has been pacing back and forth in the lobby.

On the contrary, Wen Ping sat on his knees calmly, his eyes condensed, as if he was pondering and meditating on something.

Finally...

A scout came to report, "Report to the Manfu Jun and General Wen, it has been found out... Guan Yu docked more than 200 warships at Fuhu Mountain, all of which were stranded because of dry water, and there were less than 300 defenders, but the remaining three military tents were waiting for them, and there seemed to be a faint ambush. ”

"-Good!"

A good word.

Man Pet waited all morning, and finally waited for this news.

On the other hand, Wen Ping, he got up as soon as possible, and since he came to Xiangyang City yesterday, he has never taken off his armor.

Now... Standing up, his armor shining brightly.

He smiled contemptuously: "Hehe, Jingjiang was defeated before, and all the price paid was worth it, after all, it was as strong as Guan Yu, and there was a moment of negligence!" ”

"Hahaha..."Man Zhong exhaled a long sigh of relief as if he hurriedly said: "The soldiers and horses of Xiangyang City are all under the command of General Wen, if you can burn the two hundred warships of Guan Yunchang, then the situation in Xiangfan will be stabilized... The soldiers are bound to be greatly motivated, so there is hope for them to stick through this dry period! ”

Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent...

The most fearful thing about the battlefield situation is not the lack of soldiers and the outnumbering of generals, but hope.

Just imagine, Guan Yu's Guan family army was invincible during the rising water period.

The soldiers of the Cao army looked forward to the stars and the moon, and the dry period was coming.

But now, let alone the rising water period, because of the vans, crossbows... Even in the dry season, Cao's cavalry can't, also, can't beat it.

So what is there to hope for? Is there any hope for garrisoning Xiangfan?

And once ... No hope?

Where does the military heart come from? Where does morale come from?

How can all the people be united, and their profits will be gold!

Can... If the two hundred warships of the Guan family army were burned, it would be different, and the advantage of the Guan family army in the "rising water period" instantly turned back to weakness.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the Cao army, their weakness has turned into an advantage, and they will look forward to the arrival of the "rising water period".

Long-lost hope, long-lost morale, isn't it... Aren't they all back?

This is an action that affects the whole body, and this is an action that turns the tide.

For a moment, Man's pet tone became a little nervous.

"The deputy general Niu Jin has already ordered the cavalry, and he will be able to kill with General Wen to Fuhu Mountain immediately..."

"Wait!" In stark contrast to the anxiety of the full favor is the calmness of Wen Ping.

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait until it's dark!" Wen Ping's eyes were tightly condensed, and he didn't dare to be careless, "Manfu Jun, you must remember that our opponent is Guan Yu, a person who even the Heavenly General and even Prime Minister Cao Cheng have to fear, any negligence may lead to the annihilation of the entire army, causing Xiangfan to fall into danger!" ”

This...

Manzhong pursed his lips, and he suddenly knew why he had to wait for the night.

In the dark...

Their actions are not easy to detect;

In the dark night, Guan Yu will misjudge the true purpose of their actions;

In the dark of night, you can...

didn't wait for the full favor to think of the end, Wen Ping's words came out again.

This time it's a reminder.

- "Manfu-kun, don't forget your mission! ”

"I remember..."Man's expression was quite serious, and his tone was even more meticulous. I will closely observe the Guanjia army village that hoards partial vans, crossbows, wooden oxen and horses... If the ship catches fire and they send troops to the rescue, I'll..."

"-Shhh

Without waiting for Man Pet to finish speaking, Wen Ping immediately compared his index finger and signaled that he didn't need to say more.

This action is destined to kill two birds with one stone and kill two birds with one stone.

In Wenpin's design, the warship caught fire, and Guan Yu could not be indifferent.

Under the return of the army to help, the three military villages are bound to be empty.

At that time, it was the opportunity for the full pet to enter it and take away the "partial van", "crossbow", and "wooden ox and flowing horse", which was the only chance to take back the "artifact" and reverse the offensive and defensive momentum!

This ship, he wants to burn...

He will also seize this batch of ordnance!

No one is missing!

…

…

Jingzhou, inside the city of Jiangling.

It was the first time Ma Liang saw Mi Fang's persistent side, and there was deep obsession and resoluteness in his eyes.

Maleonn doesn't know... How did Yunqi make a Taishou be able to do this kind of work for him.

But... What Ma Liang knows is that in the matter of building a new city.

Guan Lin has found a solid and reliable comrade-in-arms.

"-Ji Chang, the previous thing about building a new city... You don't speak for me either! ”

"—Tell me... I... How easy am I? ”

"—He's long... The Northern Expedition asked me to take out more than 100,000 pieces of grain at every turn to build a new city, directly more than 400,000 gold, my Mi Fang is a rooster that lays golden eggs, I lay a hundred golden eggs every day, that is not enough to build a new city! ”

"-I... I... I... It's not easy for me! ”

This is already Guan Yu's departure, and Mi Fang has found Ma Liang for the third time to complain to him.

Now...

Ma Liang's mood is.

- 'I beg you, don't read it... Let me be quiet...'

Ma Liang forced to calm down, he still had his own things to do, his eyes looked at the picture on the table,

These are the three camps under Guan Yu's cloth...

In fact, this layout has long been imprinted in Ma Liang's heart, and even Ma Liang admires Guan Gong's strategy.

He muttered:

- "It seems that Guan Gong is using a repeating crossbow, a partial van, and a wooden ox and a flowing horse as bait to set up three military villages, this is to emulate the Yunqi Gongzi's sunset valley to lure the snake out of the hole!"

"Ji Chang..."

Mi Fang began to read again...

He's going to... Begin his new offensive.

Guan Yu is not here, he has one goal, to convince Ma Liang...

This is very important for his "accumulation of money", ah no, it is a money-making plan.

At this moment, one of Guan Yu's lieutenants, Wang Fu, walked in, and he hurriedly handed a letter to Ma Liang.

"Ji Chang, this is an urgent message from General Liao Hua from the couch... said that the fourth prince had something to say to Guan Gong urgently. Wang Fu explained, "Because the carrier pigeon needs to be replaced in Jiangling, I specially took it off and asked Ji Chang, do you want to see it in advance?" ”

This...

It stands to reason that the urgent letter sent by Liao Hua to Guan Yu should not be read by Ma Liang.

But when Yunqi was mentioned, Ma Liang was immediately very interested...

I'm hesitating to open it, but I'm going to take a look.

Mi Fang snatched it and said while opening it.

"I'll see if it's Yunqi who persuaded his father to build a new city!"

The letterhead was unfolded, and Mi Fang immediately read it out.

- "Guan Gong personally opened, to make a long story short, the fourth prince said, the thief will hire Wen... It is bound to surprise the army, attack Fuhu Mountain at night, and burn the warship......"

Thinking of this, Mi Fang knocked and scratched his head, "It's good, there is a military village that won't attack?" What is the night attack on Fuhu Mountain? What do you think about this? ”

Speaking unintentionally, the listener is intentional.

Ma Liang squinted his eyes and repeated again, "Surprise attack on Fuhu Mountain and burn the warship!" ”…

Wait a minute...

Ma Liang suddenly realized something.

The word cloud flag, it was good that he didn't repeat it, and when he repeated it, his eyes widened in vain, and he didn't wait for Mi Fang to read it back, he said loudly.

"-Isn't that right? Wrong! Indeed... Surprise attack on Fuhu Mountain and burn the warship! ”

Ma Liang seemed to realize something all at once.

His gaze suddenly moved to the map, the location of the Fuhu Mountain, and it was marked... Two hundred stranded warships of the Guan family's army.

Ma Liang remembered that these warships were docked here.

This...

"Not good!"

Immediately, Ma Liang realized something...

His fist clenched in an instant, and slammed into the position of the Fuhu Mountain on the map.

He uttered a sentence that could not be heard:

- "Oh no! In Guan Gong's arrangement, only he didn't take into account... These warships were not taken into account! ”

…

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(End of chapter)