The river breeze hunted and slapped on the flag, and there was a crisp sound of "popping and popping".

The solemn military music played, and the soldiers stood solemnly.

Sun Quan and Lü Meng's plan had a certain effect, because of Zhou Xun's return, because Sun Quan forcibly picked up this "young hero" in Jiangdong, the morale of the entire Jiangfang army was high.

Today, Sun Quan and Lü Meng came to inspect the three armies, and the soldiers were all ready for battle.

Under the roar of the river wind, they were sweating profusely because of the training, "Kill, kill, kill..."

On the other hand, he always shuttled through various garrison points to understand the deployment of defenses here, and then designed and improved them, and dispatched soldiers and horses to ensure that the defense line was impregnable and foolproof.

This is a battle to cross the river that is destined to start, and it is also the last line of defense of the Sun clan, once the Jingzhou army crosses the river, the six counties of Jiangdong will completely fall.

At this moment, a scribe was telling Sun Quan: "Back to Marquis Wu, since General Zhou took over this river defense, he has been running around all day long, no matter how big or small matters in the three armies, no matter how big or small, he has personally inquired about it, but... In this way, General Zhou sleeps less than two hours a day, and the minister is worried... The wounds on his body have not yet healed, so I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's..."

Following the scribe's words, Sun Quan instructed: "You tell Wu'er Zhou Xun that even if he is young and vigorous, he needs to rest on time, so he means that he is lonely... If he disobeys, he will forcibly send someone to watch over him to rest. ”

"Whoa!" The scribe replied and ran away.

Sun Quan once again raised his eyes and looked at the military defense who was waiting for him and sighed: "Gu really didn't use the wrong person, it was Zhou Lang eight years ago, and Zhou Xun eight years later, the Zhou family is the protector of my Sun family..."

Sun Quan was still sighing, but Lu Meng poured a basin of cold water, "The lord... I still have to make the next step! After all, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Lu Xun, He Qi, and Jiang Qin, they are all on the Jingzhou side..."

The implication is that even if Zhou Xun is so armed, it can be strong and weak... Still not flipped.

What's more, the "names" of the generals are extremely familiar with Dongwu, if they are the vanguard, can they withstand this defense?

"Hmph..."Sun Quan's eyes were gloomy, "Lone just can't hold it, and he has to let that Guan Yunqi lose a layer of skin!" Ziming..."

Sun Quan looked directly at Lu Meng, "Lone had an idea before, and he sent someone to do it more than a month ago!" ”

"What?" Lu Meng hurriedly asked.

"The iron cable of the lonely Hengjiang River completely blocks the entire waterway of Jiangdong from the outside world..."

"Ahh

In Lu Meng's astonished voice, Sun Quan told in detail about the so-called Hengjiang iron cable, "Lone has secretly assigned craftsmen to make iron cables and iron cones overnight by the river, and set up stops, more than 100 chain ropes, hundreds of zhang long, each ring weighs twenty or thirty catties, and cross-cut them at critical places along the river." Tens of thousands of iron cones, more than a foot long, placed in the water... In this way, the warships of Dongwu can't get out, and the warships of Jingzhou and Huainan can't get through! ”

This... Is it the Hengjiang Iron Cable?

Lu Meng looked at Sun Quan incredulously, "The lord has been doing it early in the morning..."

"Lone always has to keep a back hand for himself." Sun Quan said with emotion: "Since you can't step out of Jiangdong after all, then Lone will block this Jiangdong and be a king of Wu in this Jiangdong. ”

- "I see!"

Lu Meng sighed in his heart, "It turns out that the lord has been preparing for the retreat early in the morning... It's just—'

He suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked Sun Quan, "Lord?" According to what you said, there are more than 100 chain ropes, hundreds of zhang long, and each ring weighs twenty or thirty pounds... And the iron cone is tens of thousands, more than a long zhang, this is not a small expense, where does the money come from? ”

Lu Meng knew too much about the situation in Eastern Wu, Sun Quan had any money, and the money was in the hands of the big clan.

It is precisely because of this that making such a project is definitely not something that Sun Quan can complete with the money of the government treasury.

Sun Quan's answer was not as expected by Lu Meng, "Money, naturally, it is still from those big clans!" ”

"Will they give?"

"They won't give it, but they will rob it, like a big brother alone, not to mention... Ziming wouldn't think that Gu really gave all their land to the people, right? ”

This...

For a moment, a sense of horror welled up in Lu Meng's heart, what he had promised to the big clan before was to redivide the land for the survival of Eastern Wu, even so, it had already aroused their extreme anger, but because the patriarch was imprisoned, these big clans did not dare to resist.

But now, a large part of these lands have been taken by Sun Quan himself, and... still need to rob it, like this, the Sun clan is afraid that the relationship with these big clans will be completely irreparable, once ... These patriarchs of the great clan have escaped from their confinement, and they and their people are afraid that they will go completely crazy-

Before Lu Meng could wake up from his fright, Sun Quan had already turned around, and while striding forward, he said proudly: "Jiangdong under the foundation of my Sun family for three generations, even if it is blocked and self-sufficient, it is enough to last for thousands of years, ten thousand years... Ziming, the edict of King Wu sealed by the Son of Heaven in the past was found out by Lone, and the time of the Hengjiang Iron Rope was the day when Lone entered the throne of King Wu! ”

Wu... King Wu?

This title made Lu Meng stunned...

Almost at the same time, the last glow of the setting sun stretched Sun Quan's shadow narrow.

This long and narrow shadow is constantly following Sun Quan forward, forward... It's like telling the last chapter of Soochow's journey from vitality to dusk.

…

Here, Sun Quan is already making a new round of plans.

Over there... The Jiangfang military camp of Soochow, the big tent of the Chinese army.

After five days and nights, Zhou Xun, Zhou Jun, Sun Shao, Tai Shixiang, and Huang Shan, finally completed the deployment map of the entire Yangtze River.

Look at this delicate masterpiece.

It can be said that every garrison point of the Soochow naval army, every arrow tower on the shore, every line of defense, and even every place where the baggage is stored, and every granary where the military rations are stored, can be said to be all listed.

It is no exaggeration to say that with such a "defense map", the entire attack will become targeted... The side that was originally stationed also lost the greatest "geographical" advantage.

Lore –

In the eyes of Zhou Xun, Zhou Jun, Sun Shao, Tai Shixiang, and Huang Shan, this map is a lore.

"Brother Shao, hand over this river defense map to Yunqi Gongzi as soon as possible, start the battle of crossing the river as soon as possible, and let that Sun Quan dog thief be ambushed as soon as possible..."

Zhou Xun solemnly handed over the defense map to Sun Shao...

Sun Shao bowed his head heavily, "Don't worry, I'll send it in person, Yunqi Gongzi's side, the new batch of five hundred flying balls in the Water Villa is ready, and with this defense map, it is enough to transport a strange army from the sky to the corresponding location and occupy the main point... Then Brother Zhou, you and the Jingzhou Mijia Navy will attack inside and outside, which is enough to cross the river in one fell swoop, occupy Jiangdong, and kill the dog thief Sun Quan——"

The general idea has been set.

The specific operation is to wait for this arming map to be sent to Jiangling, and then deployed by Yunqi Gongzi...

Everything was planned.

Who would have thought, at this moment...

"Newspaper..."A henchman broke into the big tent, faced these young generals, immediately knelt on one knee, and reported: "Wu Hou ordered... From tonight, a large number of iron cables and iron cones will be sunk in the river, and the entire river area will be blocked... Completely cut off Jiangdong from the Central Plains..."

Iron cables, iron cones... Shen Jiang?

This...

Undoubtedly, this piece of news made everyone in the big tent here look nervous.

This was followed by a heavy exhalation...

With a few long exhalations, Zhou Xun, Sun Shao, Tai Shixiang, Huang Shan, and Zhou Jun's faces all became complicated, and Tai Shixiang shouted: "Is he Sun Quan crazy?" What is he going to do? Do you want to separate Jiangdong from the whole of China? ”

Zhou Jun had a calm face, "People say that dogs jump off the wall in a hurry, but who... Have you ever seen a dog jump over a wall in a hurry? Hehe... This time, I opened my eyes, isn't Sun Quan just a dog jumping off the wall? … What an iron rope across the river, he is doing this to survive, and he doesn't care about anything! I don't even want my face! ”

"Hmph..."Sun Shao's eyes were gloomy, "Sun Quan, this dog thief, has always been like this, if it's him... I wouldn't be surprised if I did that! ”

"That's it..."Zhou Xun exhaled deeply, "I'll report these truthfully to the Cloud Banner Prince, how to choose, how to decide the matter to him... Brother Shao..."

"I'll set out tonight to leave Jiangdong before the iron cable crosses the river." Sun Shao replied, already stood up, put away the Jiang Defense map, and strode out of the door.

However, the atmosphere in the big tent has not changed in the slightest because of his departure, and it is still the three big words as always-the air is steep and cold!

…

…

- Iron cable across the river?

Jiangling City, in the official office, when Sun Shao presented the defense map of Jiangdong in front of Guan Lin along with the news that Sun Quangou hurriedly jumped off the wall and crossed the river.

Guan Lin was only slightly stunned.

And then quickly, the expression was as usual.

The Jiangdong defense map is a planned thing, so it will not be turbulent.

As for this iron rope across the river, the reason why Guan Lin was slightly shocked was because he didn't expect Sun Quan, who was at the end of the road, to choose this step in the end.

You must know that the historical Eastern Wu regime was against the Jin army, under the successive defeats, the faint emperor Sun Hao finally listened to the proposal of his favored ministers, and carried out the move of the Hengjiang Iron Cable, in a vain attempt to resist the enemy for thousands of miles and defend the country for eternity.

It's just that the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny...

Jin Yizhou Assassin Shi Wang Jun only used two tricks to crack it easily.

It is precisely based on this that Guan Lin is not half worried, although this iron rope across the river, although it sounds quite bluffing, but in fact... Nothing!

Fight as you want!

So, Guan Lin directly began to deploy the battle of crossing the river, "With this Jiangdong deployment map, it will be much easier to cross the river, I plan to give him Sun Quan three sharp knives, the first is the navy, my father... This time, you have to go out, my father will lead the Guan family army, and my second brother Mi Fang will lead the Mi family army to attack Hulin Port and Wuhu Port respectively..."

Guan Yu sat on Guan Lin's side, according to the seats, both of them are the main seats, and their status is quite ...

But undoubtedly, from the fact that Guan Lin appointed Guan Yu now, it can be seen who is the real commander and backbone of the final battle of crossing the river.

When Guan Yu heard the dispatch, he thought about it slightly, but he couldn't help but question: "With Jiangdong's defense map, and Zhou Xun's internal and external cooperation, it is not difficult to attack Wuhu Port and Hulin Port, but Sun Shao mentioned it... Sun Quangou hurriedly jumped off the iron cable under the wall across the river, this alone how did the navy cross the river? If you can't break through the river, then whether it is Hulin Port or Wuhu Port, or grab the beach, it will always be like a castle in the air, and there is no way to get close! ”

Guan Yu's question is a point that everyone is puzzled about.

In the face of this question, Guan Lin smiled, and his tone was firm, "Father only needs to attack, and I will solve this iron rope across the river and the Shui Villa!" It will definitely not affect the offensive of the Guan family army and the Mi family army-"

That's right, Guan Lin has long planned to use the Shuishui Villa to crack the iron cable Hengjiang, to be precise, not the Shuishui Villa... It's a little invention.

When the Jin Dynasty attacked Wu, the method taken in the face of the iron cable Hengjiang was to "make dozens of rafts, more than 100 steps in length and width, tie the grass on it for people, and be held by the armor, and make the raft with good water quality first, meet the iron cone, and the iron cone is tied to the raft and washed away!" ”

To put it simply, it is to collide with a specific large ship and bring it with the cone.

As for the iron cable...

That's simpler, make a big torch, ten feet long, dozens of circles, fill sesame oil, put it in front of the boat, meet the iron cable of the river, and burn the big torch with fire... In this way, the iron cable is burned, and the iron cable is disconnected after it is melted.

In a word, it is to melt the iron rope with fire.

In fact, iron is not so easily melted by burning, but... In this era, the level of Jiangdong refining was not high, and the melting point of iron would be lower, which created conditions for fire melting.

When the cable is softened, the cable will be pulled off by gravity... So far, the big ship has crossed the river, and it is a smooth road!

Of course... This is the practice of Wang Jun of the Jin Dynasty!

It can be regarded as a sample for Guan Lin, in fact, Guan Lin is a master of playing with fire, and he has a hundred chemical methods in his mind to melt this iron cable!

"Since Wu'er said so..."Guan Yu saw Guan Lin's determined look, Guan Yu arched his hands, "Then, Guan Yu has to order——"

With the support of his father Guan Yu...

Even if the deployment of this naval army is over, Guan Lin continued to order, "The first sharp knife given to Sun Quan is the naval army, and the second sharp knife is the air force, General Boyan and General Xingba..."

Guan Lin's eyes looked at Lu Xun and Gan Ning...

"The last will be..."

Unlike Guan Yu, who sat upright after hearing the order, Lu Xun and Gan Ning had already stood up and waited for the army's orders.

"This time, there are 500 new hot air balloons in the Shui Villa, most of which are soldiers of the Lu family's army, which should have been led by Bo Yan, but General Gan has completed the battle of burning Fancheng and is more experienced, so... This time, I still plan to have General Gan coordinate the dispatch of the Air Force, with General Bo Yan as the deputy commander. ”

"Command—"

"Command—"

Gan Ning and Lu Xun gave up their orders one after another, and their minds were on returning to Jiangdong, both on the fact that Sun Quan had become a prisoner.

As for who is the master and who is the subordinate, it does not matter.

Not to mention the age, seniority, fame... Gan Ning is also far above Lu Xun.

After talking about the navy and the air force, Guan Lin finally turned his gaze to the side of the escort Shiwu beside him, "I have ordered the navy and the air force, and the third sharp knife I will give to Sun Quan next is my plan - the army!" ”

With Guan Lin's gaze projected.

Shiwu immediately understood, and immediately surrendered his hand, "The Jiaozhou Shijia has long been waiting for the order of Yunqi Gongzi to launch a general attack, and the soldiers, horses, baggage, grain and grass have long been hoarded in Cangwu, and they can go north to attack the rear of Eastern Wu at any time... In this way, the last general will personally go to Jiaozhou and go north to attack Wu in response to the attack of Yunqi Gongzi..."

Guan Lin arched his hand to Shiwu: "Then thank you Uncle Shiwu... Since Uncle Shiwu wants to return to Jiaozhou, it just so happens that I have a letter and some gifts, and Uncle Lao Shiwu will pass it on to the patriarch Shixie, and he will also greet him for me..."

"Yunqi Gongzi doesn't need to see him like this, Yunqi Gongzi is a lifelong friend of the Jiaozhou Shi family!"

Shiwu saluted Guan Lin back, and then took his leave first and walked out of the gate of the mansion.

It was his departure that made Ma Liang and Xu Shu, who were sitting on the same side, squint their eyes slightly... It's like there's a throbbing in my heart.

The two looked at each other, their eyes met, and Ma Liang asked Xu Shu in a low voice: "Yuan Zhi?" Do you think there's something wrong? ”

Xu Shu asked rhetorically: "Why does Ji Chang ask knowingly? ”

Speaking of this, Ma Liang sighed "sigh", and couldn't help but open his mouth: "Will the Shi family really help Yunqi?" Once the Eastern Wu is gone, will the Jiaozhou scholars not be worried, afraid, and afraid? ”

The whispers of Ma Liang and Xu Shu were heard by Guan Lin...

"What are the two advisors talking about? Let's talk about it..."

This...

Ma Liang and Xu Shu looked at each other, Xu Shu shook his head and said nothing, Ma Liang also postponed, "It's just gossip, Yunqi Gongzi continue to order..."

That being said, Guan Lin seemed to have spied something from the dodging eyes of the two.

- "Are you worried about the Shi family?"

Also...

The dragon slayer boy has become an evil dragon after all!

The Shi family has lost the enemy of Soochow, but it is an even more terrifying monster...

Normally, the scholars would have thought so...

But...

"Don't worry, you two..."Guan Lin said lightly, "I asked Uncle Shiwu to bring a gift to Jiaozhou, which is enough to completely reassure the entire Shi family——"

Speaking of this, Guan Lin was no longer confined to this topic, and asked instead: "How is Adou doing over there?" There should be news from White Emperor City..."

"It turned out to be a misunderstanding..."This time it was Guan Yu who opened his mouth to explain: "Adou was not assassinated, he did it on purpose, saying that he wanted to see if his uncles were concerned about his death, it seems that the eldest brother... I also have a son who is not easy to discipline! ”

Why "also" -

Guan Yu blurted out this, and felt as if something was wrong...

Guan Lin didn't think about this, he just said secretly in his heart, "Did you fail?"

Not anytime soon... Guan Lin was relieved, he shook his head shallowly, and muttered in his heart, "This plan is indeed a little rough, many details have not been polished, and it is easy to find out the clues... However, blessings and misfortunes are relied upon, and misfortunes and blessings are lurking... The so-called blessing and misfortune depend on each other, perhaps for Liu Chan, it is also a new understanding and experience!"

Guan Lin was still in reverie, and Ma Liang reminded, "But this assassination is always true, on the way from Jingzhou to Yizhou, he openly assassinated the son of the emperor's uncle, this case..."

"Haven't you found out who is behind the scenes?" Guan Lin's eyes narrowed slightly. "Didn't you catch an assassin?"

"I caught an assassin, but I still haven't tried the person behind the scenes..."Ma Liang is quite familiar with this matter, because the realm of the assassination is still in Jingzhou, so this is under his control, plus the Ma family is a Jingzhou family, once there is any trouble, Ma Liang will know as soon as possible.

"No?" Guan Lin's eyes must be eyeballs, in fact, the people behind the scenes... He had already made a judgment, but he was suffering from no evidence.

From this point of view, the Assassin had the potential to be a breakthrough.

"Since the case of this son's assassination, they can't try it? Then I'll judge it myself! ”

Yes... Ma Liang was stunned.

Guan Lin's words then came out, "Actually, such a big case has not been tried for so long, isn't this already very revealing? This person behind the scenes is in a high position, has a special identity, and... His influence is all over Jingzhou, and he has been deeply cultivated in Jingzhou for many years..."

Guan Lin has said this...

Guan Yu, Xu Shu, and Ma Liang raised their heads almost at the same time, as if under the guidance of Guan Lin, a name had subconsciously appeared in their hearts.

And... A deep question.

- "Is it him?"

…

…

Shi Xie, the most low-key prince of the Three Kingdoms period;

This old man who has seized the seven counties of Lingnan for nearly 40 years and developed a poor land into a happy land;

This Yue country has to erect a monument to worship, and respect it as the Taoist ancestor of the old gods.

At this moment, he is facing a complex choice, but it is related to the rise and fall of Jiaozhou, and the survival of the Shi family...

And in front of him, a group of brothers, sons and nephews are arguing fiercely.

"What I mean is not that Guan Lin in Jingzhou is not good, but that Guan Lin and Jiaozhou were allied in the past, and because of Jiangdong's henchmen, Guan Lin sold a lot of weapons to us, and we didn't spare money to send them to Jiangling, but it was because we had a common enemy!"

"I beg to differ... You said that Yunqi's support for Jiaozhou was to counterbalance Eastern Wu, in fact, in addition to the fact that when I attacked in Eastern Wu, I Jiaozhou used the Eight Bull Crossbow to fight back and force the Lu family? I waited for him to take the initiative to attack Soochow... Soochow's protection of Jiaozhou is not very strict... But under such circumstances, the prince of Yunqi fought against Cao Wei and Dongwu at the same time with his own strength, how could he ever be at a disadvantage? Today, the death of Soochow is imminent, but what did I help Yunqi with Jiaozhou? I will never agree with the words of common enemies and common interests! ”

"I think that Jiaozhou and Jingzhou... It is understandable that they have a common enemy, but if you say that after Jingzhou repels the Eastern Wu, it will follow the example of the Eastern Wu and regard Jiaozhou as a trouble, then I don't think it is necessary... Jiaozhou has been in a corner of security for decades, and the army's combat strength is not only compared with the Guanjia army and the Jingzhou army, but also compared with the Dongwu naval army... All ordnance is sold in Jingzhou? In such a situation in Jiaozhou, how can it become a big problem for Yunqi? Take 10,000 steps back and say, as long as he Guan Jiashiro is willing, he will wave the flag and the Jingzhou army will go south... What do I use to resist the state? But I especially want to believe in this ally, after the destruction of Eastern Wu, I am sure that he will never covet Jiaozhou..."

"Who does not desire to expand their territory? In the past, after I became a vassal of Dongwu, how could I have thought of Dongwu's covetousness for Jiaozhou, Sun Zhongmou in the past, and Guan Yunqi today... You can't guard against it, you can't stop it! ”

Not only Shixie, but now for the entire Jiaozhou, they are facing a difficult choice...

It stands to reason that Jingzhou launched a general attack on Eastern Wu, and has passed through many barriers, hit the six counties of Jiangdong, as an ally, and occupy Jiaozhou south of Jiangdong, the Shi family should send troops to help, and give Dongwu a heavy stab from behind!

But here's the problem...

If the Eastern Wu perishes, then Jingzhou... So who will Guan Lin's next target?

It seems that apart from their handover state, there is no one to choose from!

Therefore, some people believe that this is the front door to drive the tiger in the back door, not only can not help Guan Lin fight Soochow, but also have to help Soochow.

But some people believe that Jiaozhou was originally supported by Jingzhou, if it was to be taken long ago, why wait until the end, plus the character of the Guan family's father and son, it is still trustworthy, so they advocate - send troops to help!

Two points of view...

The two views are now at loggerheads in this lobby.

In the end, everyone's eyes looked at Shi Xie, and the big guy knew that the only one who could decide the future of Jiaozhou was this "old fairy"...

Having said that, Shi Xie is also an old man, at this time... How can he calculate such a question? How can I make the final decision...

Help or fight, wait and see or assist,

This choice... It's about the belonging of Jiaozhou, and it's about the eternal peace of the Shi family, which... What a difficult decision!

There is no way to cross the river!

Want to cross the river?

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… (End of chapter)