In the celadon pavilion, Gu Yong left, and Li Dian stayed.

Also left behind is Cao Pi's hesitant figure.

Wu Zhen and Liu Zhen glanced at each other.

Liu Zhen sighed with emotion: "Dongwu is really a lion's mouth..."

Wu Zhen glanced at Li Dian in the room, and muttered in a low voice: "It's not counting, after all, they really let General Li Dian go, but it's our side, empty talk, nothing." ”

When speaking, Wu Zhen and Liu Zhen both raised their eyes to look at Cao Pi, and saw that he was still pacing with his eyebrows on his eyebrows, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Or Liu Zhen, he couldn't stand this atmosphere, and took the initiative to ask Cao Pi:

"Zihuan, do you think... Will the prime minister agree to Soochow? ”

"Father is the most righteous man." Cao Pi's footsteps paused, and his tone was firm, "Dongwu wants General Wenyuan, then no matter what, my father will not agree, not to mention, Jiangdong... This is the place where General Wenyuan is most feared, but it is also the place that hates him the most, sending him to Soochow is tantamount to a thousand cuts, and my father will also be ashamed of the world..."

Wu Zhen bowed his head, "So, Gu Yong threw out another 'sincerity', and the purpose of Dongwu is also for this 'sincerity', right?" ”

Truly...

Just now, Gu Yong returned Li Dian to Cao Pi, and even allowed Li Dian to leave at any time, which undoubtedly showed the determination and sincerity of Eastern Wu to "unite Cao to discuss Jingzhou".

Similarly, Gu Yong also put forward their requirements.

Or, hand over Zhang Liao to Soochow;

Or, take Shouchun City and the Huai River as the boundary, and Huaiyuan County, Fengyang County, Quyang County, Chengde County south of the Huai River...

In fact, it is to combine the entire Huaiyin area except Shouchun... All of them were ceded to Soochow.

You must know that the north and south of the Huai River are collectively referred to as the two Huai, and the approximate range is the Yangtze River in the south, Shandong in the north, and the Central Plains in the west.

Among them, the part from the Huai River to the Yangtze River is called Huainan, Huainan is represented by Shouchun, and Huaibei is represented by Xuzhou.

Because Shouchun City has no danger to defend, there is only a Huai River in the north, which is easy to be broken through, and it cannot be called a barrier militarily, but in troubled times, the Shouchun generation must be a meat grinder, Shura Field.

Nearby is a flat river, where both sides can maximize their troops...

The ceding of the entire Huainan outside Shouchun City demanded by Eastern Wu was equivalent to completely pulling out Shouchun's minions, so that Shouchun City would be exposed to Eastern Wu's soldiers at any time.

Once the Huai River is broken, Soochow can go north to take Xuzhou, stabilize the two Huai, and then take the Central Plains to the west and Shandong to the north.

There have been successful examples of this in history.

For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu back then, did just that, and even made Xuzhou, the land of the four wars, the capital.

Undoubtedly, Sun Quan's purpose was to follow suit and strive for more possibilities for Jiangdong's future.

So? The problem?

"Prime Minister, will you agree to Soochow?" Liu Zhen asked at the right time.

Wu Zhen also looked at Cao Pi, it was a matter of the prime minister's choice, and he couldn't be sure.

It's just that how can Cao Pi get it right?

He shook his head, "I don't know, if it were in normal times, my father would not have agreed, but now... Obviously, fighting on two fronts has brought great pressure to my father, maybe... The lesser of two evils, at least Huainan... Even if Shouchun is lost, there is no danger to defend here, with General Wenyuan here, he can get it back at any time! ”

said so, but how could Cao Pi's heart not be difficult?

It's just that... Again, that's the same sentence.

On one side is Sun Quan, on the other side is Guan Yu, the two evils are right, and you can only choose the lesser -

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…

Sun Quan summoned Gu Yong and Lü Meng again.

Sun Quan smiled and asked, "How do you think Cao Cao will choose?" ”

Gu Yong arched his hand: "There is a sentence in Cao Cao's "Short Song Xing", 'Zhou Gong spits and feeds, and the world returns to the heart', how proud is it? If... He handed Zhang Liao over to the lord, then he would not be Cao Cao... As for the second one, cede the land of Huainan, hehe... Even if it's for that Cao Cao, I'm afraid it's not an easy choice! ”

Hearing this, Sun Quan raised his eyes, "What does Gu Lao mean?" Will Cao Cao refuse? ”

Gu Yong lowered his head and pondered.

Instead, Lu Meng arched his hand and said: "In this matter, the last general has some opinions!" ”

"Ziming, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"It is impossible for Cao Cao to agree to this." Lu Meng stared, he had been familiar with military books over the years, and he was even more scheming, he could see more and farther. "If you agree, then it is a compromise, Cao Cao will not compromise..."

"What does Ziming mean, then Cao Cao still doesn't agree?"

"Nope." Lu Meng continued: "Cao Cao didn't agree, but the situation forced him to agree... Now because of that flying ball, the Jingzhou army has captured Wancheng, directly threatening Cao Wei's heart, not only the lord, then Cao Cao is bound to feel a huge threat! ”

"The situation today... Cao Cao can no longer deal with the two battlefields alone like the former Chibi, he is not the opponent of the Sun-Liu Alliance, if this continues, he will only collapse step by step, and in the past half a year... Even if he Cao Cao didn't want to admit it, the facts were in front of him, Cao Wei was extremely defeated! Today's Cao Wei is already in danger! ”

Speaking of this, Lu Meng paused.

"If Cao Cao wants to break the game, he must compromise... Therefore, even if he doesn't agree, Cao Cao will definitely quietly remove the protection of these cities and counties that the lord wants, and let the lord attack them! It's just that... Maybe it won't be as much as we imagined, but it is not easy for Cao Cao to 'cut' half of the cities and counties in the south of the lord Huainan... This right is his sincerity, right? ”

"Hahahaha..."With Lu Meng's words, Sun Quan laughed heartily.

He laughed as he took Gu Yong and Lu Meng's hands: "No matter what he Cao Cao chooses, this step of attacking Jingzhou is a must!" ”

As he spoke, Sun Quan pulled the two of them to the inner hall, and a huge map of Jingzhou had already been laid out.

Sun Quan pointed to Changsha and Jiangling City, which had already been marked on it, and his tone became serious: "I never thought that Jiangling's money and grain actually came from Jiaozhou, and it was actually transferred from Changsha. Lone decided to wait until the dry period is over, Ziming, you will lead the army and divide the troops into two routes, and attack Jiangling and Changsha at the same time..."

Sun Quan mentioned the dry period.

Why, this plan has to wait until the dry season.

This is because during the dry season, the banks of the Yangtze River are too shallow, and a large number of ships are moving, which is very likely to cause grounding.

And now it's a month, and it's almost two months before the end of the dry season.

It's just that Lu Meng has his thoughts, and he hurriedly proposed: "It's not okay to end the dry period, you need to wait until the high water period..."

"Why?" Sun Quan asked in surprise.

Lu Meng explained: "Only during the high water period, the water is turbulent, stirring up rolling waves, the water and the sky are the same color, and the overlook is a white skin, and so on... All the warships of our Dongwu are dyed white, all the soldiers are wearing white clothes and white armor, and they cross the river in white clothes. You can get around the field of view of the flying ball in the sky. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Meng accentuated his tone, "Don't think that Guan Yu can conquer Wancheng... It was a sudden arrow from the flying ball! These flying balls go up to the sky, overlooking down, the entire battlefield is unobstructed, this is the most terrifying, if you want to raid Jingzhou, the first consideration must be to bypass the eyes of this flying ball. ”

Lü Meng's words successfully persuaded Sun Quan.

In fact, Lu Meng only said half of what he said.

There is also half, if it is a period of high water, under heavy rain, Lu Meng suspects... Can the ball take off as usual?

Similarly, the heavy rain during the high water period also gave this fleet of "white-clothed crossings" a layer of the most hidden protection.

At this moment, Sun Quan's eyes burned, "So... I have to wait for half a year, I can't wait! ”

Gu Yong reminded: "You can't be too anxious about this matter, this half a year... And let this pair of Guan family father and son help the lord consume Cao Wei's soldiers and horses... Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, this pair of lords is also beneficial to Dongwu without harm! ”

Lu Meng also bowed his hand: "The last general will immediately start training this white-clothed soldier and horse, and half a year later, the white-clothed soldiers and horses will cross the river, turning the whole world upside down, and the world will shake—"

Hearing this, Sun Quan put all his hands on Lu Meng's hands.

His words are heartfelt.

"In the first battle of Chibi, Gong Jin burned Wulin Port, the name of thousands of years, Zi Ming is the person that Gong Jin and Zi Jing both fancied, the former Wuxia Amon should also be a blockbuster, I lack a general in the world of Megatron in Eastern Wu!"

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On the outskirts of Xiangyang City, in the middle of the Da Xian Mountains.

- "Whoosh..."

A succession of arrows flew out of the sleeve, and three targets hit the target in a row, but there was still some distance from the bull's-eye, but two more arrows missed.

"Still not working..."

A young boy clenched his fists, and his thick eyebrows almost condensed into an inverted figure.

It seems that it was because not all five arrows hit the target;

And because the strength and accuracy did not reach the most ideal situation, the young man was annoyed.

This son is Guan Xing, and at this moment he is learning a means of assassination - "Shadow Arrow"!

Standing beside him was a heroic and capable woman, who shook her head slightly, and whispered: "It's really a little worse!" ”

This woman is Lu Xun's wife, Sun Ru.

Because she heard that Guan Xing was going to the north to assassinate Cao Cao, she personally taught Guan Xing the method of secret weapons.

This "shadow arrow" is her forte.

It's just that when it is said to be a "shadow arrow", it is actually a short, thin arrow hidden in the sleeve, and then through a special method, the arrow is shot. It is often possible to take a person's life in about ten steps.

But because the distance, force, and accuracy of the swing need to be mediated by the wrist, it is extremely difficult.

"It's so hard to practice..."

Guan Xing sighed, in fact, his progress was already very fast.

But Sun Ru knew that in order to complete the task of assassinating Cao Cao, the existing level was definitely not enough, so he was quite strict with Guan Xing.

"Difficult?" Sun Ru had a cold face, "Do you think that assassinating Cao Cao is as simple as you talking and drinking water, do you think that assassinating Cao Cao can be killed by carrying the Qinglong Knife?" ”

"Hehe... Cao Cao is surrounded by tiger guards, just the tiger idiot Xu Chu's pass? Are you okay? How easy is it to get close to him? ”

Speaking of this, Sun Ru sighed, and suddenly felt a little unbearable.

Guan Xing in front of him is not yet twenty years old, he is as old as Lu Yan, and he is far from being mature.

But for the sake of Guan Xinghao, she can only force herself to be like steel.

"Ten steps, this is already the distance that is most likely to approach Cao Cao! If you want to get one step closer, do you know how difficult it will be? ”

This...

With Sun Ru's words, Guan Xing gritted his teeth heavily.

He could understand Sun Ru's hard work, and even recalled... That time, when he knelt down on one knee in front of Diao Chan, Diao Chan replied to him.

- "If you can do it and take someone's life ten steps away, maybe... I can help you get to the north and carry out this assassination! ”

Is this a test?

Guan Xing doesn't know...

When he knew that if Diao agreed, if Diao Chan's daughter, the parrot's mistress accepted him.

That... What a mountain of swords he will set foot on.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the tiger's den in Longtan... It's nine deaths!

At this time, Guan Xing picked up the "shadow arrow" that fell to the ground, and planned to continue practicing...

Hard!

At this moment, above the heavenly dome of Da Xian Mountain, a hot air balloon appeared in the eyes of Sun Ru and Guan Xing, and it was slowly landing at this moment.

Of course, this is not unexpected.

Since the birth of this hot air balloon, it has taken on the important task of liaison between Xiangyang City and Wancheng, and the transmission of letterhead is not a problem, and even... Some personnel transfers can also be done through this hot air balloon.

Even, under the guidance of Liu Ye.

After a few back and forth, Zhuge Ke has been able to skillfully operate the "hot air balloon" and has become the fourth "pilot" in Jingzhou after Huang Chengyan, Liu Ye, and Huang Yueying!

Speaking of which, a hot air balloon can also take on the task of transporting food, it's just... Now Guan Lin only has two hot air balloons, and the scale of grain delivery is too small, which can only be said to be better than nothing, and it can't help Wancheng too much.

Watching the hot air balloon slowly landing, Sun Ru couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Yesterday, Wang Fu and Zhao Lei, these injured generals, were sent back, who is coming back today?"

A personal guard of Lu Jiajun beside him hurriedly reported: "It's the second general who is returning today... Yesterday, the second general dragged Wang Fu to supervise the army and inform Yunqi Gongzi that he would return today! ”

Yes...

Sun Ru was taken aback.

Guan Xing's heart was "groaning", and all of a sudden, his whole body trembled.

And then there was the trembling ... Violent tremors.

It was like the words of the Lu family's personal guard, which made him extremely frightened all of a sudden.

Finally... It's still coming.

Call... Call...

With a heavy exhalation, Guan Xing scurried around like a headless fly, and the whole person was completely out of mood.

"No... I've got to take the blame, I... I have to go and plead guilty to my father! ”

Finally, Guan Xing seemed to have made some decision, his heart was horizontal, and he took a step and walked out.

One step, two steps... Step 7, Step 8... At this moment, with a "whoosh", a shadow arrow burst out and steadily sank into the stone steps in front of him.

A shadow arrow with a range of ten steps shot in front of Guan Xing... Just right!

It was precisely because of this shadow arrow that Guan Xing, who was in a mess in his heart, froze, and he seemed to have calmed down suddenly.

At the same time, Sun Ru had already caught up with him, and a hand stopped in front of him.

"How did the prince of Yunqi explain it to you, have you forgotten? Have all these days of shadow arrows been practiced in vain? It's better to die than to live! ”

It is obvious that Sun Ru's words have a little meaning.

Like, she already knew in advance that something big was about to happen.

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…

Guan Lin is discussing with Lu Xun the next strategy.

Lu Xun pointed to the map and said: "Zhang Liao led 50,000 troops to withdraw from Runan, it seems that he made a big detour and went in the direction of Xuducheng, as you expected, it was Cao Ren who took over the Wei army in the entire Fancheng. ”

Guan Lin bowed: "Zhang Liao, my father, and Mr. Xu are all the same, they are righteous people, and they know how to repay their kindness... Cao Cao must also know that Zhang Liao's heart is not in Xiangfan, but on the side of Dongwu... Moreover, after such a reversal of the situation, transferred... And rightfully so! ”

Speaking of this, Guan Lin's words changed, "I never thought that Cao Cao did not hand over the power of commanding the army to Xu Huang, but gave it all to Cao Ren..."

"It's because it's given to Cao Ren..."Lu Xun couldn't wait to say.

Guan Lin directly interrupted him, "Let me guess, when facing my father, according to Cao Ren's consistent combat style, he is most likely diametrically opposed to Zhang Liao's commanders, and has taken back all the soldiers and horses sent abroad, right?" Did you hide all the soldiers and horses in Fancheng? ”

With Guan Lin's words, Lu Xun laughed out loud, "He thought, but where can Fancheng fit 100,000 people?" ”

"Today, Cao Ren is stationed in Fancheng with 50,000 people, Xu Huang is stationed in Pinglu City with 30,000 people, and Yin Department and Niu Gai are stationed in Yancheng and Xinye City with 10,000 people respectively... It seems that Cao Ren is going to show the same defensive posture as always. ”

"That's the best..."Guan Lin sighed, "At least, the pressure on my father's side will be much less." ”

"And what's next?" Lu Xun asked curiously: "Next, how should this battle be fought?" ”

"Balance... For the time being, we need to maintain the balance of this battlefield. Guan Lin blurted out such a sentence, and then explained, "Time is our friend." ”

While explaining, he took out a bamboo slip from his bosom and slowly unfolded it: "My father is in the joint camp a hundred miles north of Fancheng this time, and at the cost of the blood and sweat of so many soldiers, he can bring an important piece of information!" ”

"What?"

"Between Xiangfan, a detailed topographic map of the Hanshui Basin." Guan Lin cheered up more spirits, pointed to the map and explained, "My father has clearly identified the important geographical locations of the water flow, ponds, and heights in the Hanshui Basin, and I just asked Mrs. Huang, because of this water map, the plan to divert water and irrigate during the rising water period is almost foolproof, and even... Mrs. Huang also designed a drawing for me to dig a dike, which lasted until July... No matter how many soldiers Cao Wei has in Fancheng, it is useless! ”

Or is it still a diversion of water?

Lu Xun listened to Guan Lin's words, his eyes were fixed on the bamboo slip, he could feel that this was a water conservancy topographic map that Guan Yu and the Guan family army exchanged for countless "lives".

Among them, there is already a mark by Huang Yueying.

Where to dig? Where to draw water? Where to store water... Even these locations can be completed on the south bank of the Han River, which is equivalent to establishing a large reservoir on the south bank, and when the high water period comes, the rainstorm is coming, only the embankment needs to be dug up, and the entire Han River basin includes Fancheng, including Xiangyang... They will all be poured out by water!

The difference is that Xiangyang is prepared, while Fancheng doesn't know anything about these!

Look at it this way...

Divert water and flood Fancheng, this strategy... Seems doable!

It's just that...

"We could make it until July, but... Your dad's... Is there enough food for him? Speaking of this, Lu Xun showed a little worry, "Now Cao Wei is transporting grain to the battlefield of Fancheng through Shangyong and Runan, although the road is much farther, there is still hope, but there is no grain road between us and Fancheng, how to transport grain to Wancheng?" ”

"There is a grain road..."

"Ahh

Guan Lin pointed to the heavenly dome, "We have an air force, he Cao Wei has defended the grain road on the ground, and can he defend against the heavenly dome?" ”

This...

Lu Xun has also heard that this hot air balloon is sending food to Wancheng, but how much is that, what a drop in the bucket!

Of course, the cost is also huge.

But considering that Guan Lin is not bad for money, these are not problems.

The question is a rattan basket of grain, so how much is there? Enough for five hundred soldiers for a day?

Can... There are 20,000 people in Wancheng!

Righteous Lu Xun was surprised, and Guan Lin's words chanted again, "I mean, what if I have a hundred or ten, or even hundreds of hot air balloons? In this way, I can fly the food and ordnance of Wancheng to my father-"

Yes... Yes...

This time, Lu Xun froze.

It's not that he thinks Guan Lin is making a big fuss, but... Instead, he had a strong feeling about the speed at which the Shui Shui Villa was making ordnance.

As in the old days, within a month... More than 30,000 Qin crossbows were built in the Shuishui Villa, and they were even completed ahead of schedule and exceeded.

It's a daunting speed.

It is no exaggeration to say that Guan Lin wants to build hundreds of hot air balloons in the water villa, and within a month, it is really... It's possible!

This is the so-called - Jingzhou speed, water speed!

Seeing that Lu Xun was still in reverie, Guan Lin added: "Huang Lao has already returned to Chushui Villa, and I also talked to him about it, and he said a conservative figure, within a month... Two hundred hot air balloons, not a big problem ... Even, Mr. Liu Ye also specifically mentioned that some hot air balloons specially used for transporting grain will be improved! ”

This hot air balloon started when Guan Lin handed over the drawings to Huang Chengyan and Liu Ye.

That's the physics problem.

Physics problems naturally have to be handed over to Mr. Liu Ye, the "great physicist" of this era, and Guan Lin can rest assured.

"Whew..."

Listening to Guan Lin's words, Lu Xun let out a long breath.

Two hundred people in a hot air balloon, it's not a joke... This is going to fly over together, covering the sky, I'm afraid that even the sun will be obscured, is this the so-called - covering the sky and the sun?

With a "bang", Lu Xun couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Speaking of which, Cao, Sun, and Liu have their own merits in the construction of troops, Cao Wei is known for his "cavalry", Sun Quan is famous for his "Jiangdong Water Army", and Liu Bei's words... The crossbowmen were stronger, and the Shu army was better in mountain warfare.

It was a balanced situation.

But if... The sudden appearance of a large-scale air force will undoubtedly bring about a tremendous increase in combat effectiveness, whether in reconnaissance, surprise attacks, or coordinated operations between different arms.

It's subversive.

Lu Xun didn't dare to think about it, because he felt... This has surpassed all his imagination.

Air Force, Battlefield... It's horrible!

However, after Guan Lin talked about the idea of forming an air force, he immediately changed the topic, "To be honest, what I'm most worried about now is not Cao Wei, but Dongwu's side?" ”

"Soochow?" Lu Xun bowed slightly, "Sun Quan is indeed not a person who is willing to be lonely... It's just that don't look at the hot battle of Xiangfan, but Fancheng has still not been captured, so Sun Quan shouldn't be able to..."

"I'm not worried about the situation that will make him pregnant, but... The appearance of this hot air balloon, this hot air balloon, I am afraid that Sun Quan will think more, think that the Yangtze River moat will be easily crossed, and think that suddenly one day, our army will kill from behind him, these... It's enough to keep him awake, right? ”

Guan Lin bluntly voiced the worries in his heart. "Now Sun Quan, I'm afraid that he is not only afraid of this hot air balloon, but also eager to wear this hot air balloon, right? People have two hearts, one is greedy and the other is unwilling! ”

As Guan Lin said...

Sun Quan does have two hearts.

One is the heart that covets this hot air balloon, and the other is the heart that is unwilling to be trapped in Jiangdong.

Just when Guan Lin said this.

"Childe..."Shiwu hurriedly broke into it, "The second general is here..."

Yes...

As soon as these words came out, Guan Lin was taken aback, and he subconsciously asked no... Where's my dad?

Rather—"What about my second brother?" ”

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Ps：

(I'm a little tired today, I'm not in good shape, just a chapter...) Write again certain water! ）

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