Outside the glaze factory, Di Rong held a bottle of tripod-shaped glaze that had just been produced and stroked proudly.

Just by adding a small amount of copper and iron, you can add different colors, although it is not uniform, but it is simply different from the original batch.

Now that they are from Xianshan, I'm afraid no one will doubt it.

"What do you think, it's almost flowing out."

A familiar voice came from behind, and Di Rong immediately held this Liuliding and wanted to ask Lin Mo for credit, but the latter directly waved his hand and pulled him to the corner.

"Is there a team of treasure thieves?"

"Touch the treasure thief?"

Cao Cao has a team dedicated to this profession, called to be the captain of the touching gold, but the common name is to touch the treasure thief, Zhen Rong was puzzled: "Could it be that Wen Hou's military expenses are tight to this extent?" ”

"You just say there is one, right?" Lin Mo didn't explain either.

"There are more than a dozen people in my house who used to specialize in this."

Zhen Rong said with an embarrassed face: "However, Xuzhou is not as good as Yuzhou and Guanzhong, there are imperial tombs or marquis tombs, otherwise they would not have fallen into my mansion as serfs." ”

"Yes, that's it."

Lin Mo smiled and took out a silk cloth from his arms, "I went to Peicheng and Xiaoguan a few days ago, and there shouldn't be much of a problem with Peicheng's words, Song Xian and Hou Cheng have fortified the city very strongly."

But Xiao Guan is a little worse, this is limited by the terrain, there is nothing to do, so I am ready to do a little transformation. ”

Di Rong took the silk cloth and looked at it carefully, and soon looked embarrassed, "This is enough for seven or eight miles, and it is a mountain leading to the west of Xiaoguan, just relying on a dozen people in this area, it can't be done for decades." ”

"It's okay, I explained to Hao Meng before leaving, and when the time comes, they will be responsible for guidance, and General Hao will send personal guards to help."

After Lin Mo finished speaking, Zhen Rong breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a solemn expression: "This cost is not small, you have to have a number in your heart, virtuous brother." ”

"I know this, Pengcheng's treasury can't come up with extra money," Lin Mo looked at Zhen Rong directly.

"Brother Xian, don't look at me, I myself live with my belt in my belt." From Lin Mo's ambiguous eyes, Zhen Rong had a bad premonition.

"It's not okay for me to send an IOU, you also know that this batch of glass will definitely make a lot of money after it is sold."

Lin Mo hugged Zhenrong with a haha, and said with a smile: "After the Mi family leaves, who doesn't know that you are the richest man in Xuzhou, and such a little money will not be difficult for you." ”

"Okay, that is, Brother Xian, you open your mouth, and I will let it go."

Zhen Rong made a decision that went against his heart, and asked contemplatively, "How much do you want to borrow?" ”

"I estimate that it will cost 50,000 gold."

"Brother Xian, I remember that I forgot to close the fire while boiling soup at home, so I didn't accompany me and drank tea together when I had time."

As soon as Zhen Rong wanted to apply oil on the soles of his feet, he was dragged back by Lin Mo and made a move to lock the man.

Without waiting for Lin Mo to speak, Zhen Rong shouted, "You are too unscored, your opening is 50,000 gold, you see what is worth on the foolish brother, you cut it and sell it!" ”

This reaction is reasonable.

50,000 gold, it will not be hollowed out, and the vitality will definitely be damaged.

"It's all said that it's owed, and it's not okay to owe, will I not be able to earn tens of thousands of gold from this glass?"

Lin Mo strangled Zhenrong and made him unable to move, but Zhenrong, who regarded wealth as his life, was mighty and unyielding, and he didn't let go even when he was about to lose his breath.

This batch of glass can indeed be sold at a sky-high price, but playing strange goods is a long-term business, and the speed of making money is naturally not too fast, and Zhenrong's sensitivity to money makes him instinctively want to refuse Lin Mo.

Money is only called money in your own pocket, and in other people's pockets, it's just a number.

"Before returning to Pengcheng, Lord Yuezhang told me that he was going to let Liu Ziyang serve as the Langya Taishou, and what I said at the time was that I wanted you to take the position, and Lord Yuezhang reluctantly agreed.

But since the big county doesn't trust me, forget it. ”

Lin Mo let go of his hand, looking like he had been disappointed, shook his head, and left with his hands behind his back.

Langya is too Shou Wenhou promised me?

Zhenrong's spirit was lifted and he blocked in front of Lin Mo, and then he was heartbroken and beat his chest: "Brother Xian, what kind of person do you think of the foolish brother, take Langya's position to seduce me?" Even if you sell me, it's not worth that much money.

However, "

Without waiting for Lin Mo to react, Zhen Rong said awe-inspiringly: "Wen Hou often teaches the Ministry of Education, and you have to find a way to deal with great difficulties, as long as you persist, there are always more ways than difficulties."

Although the world knows that I am as poor as water and my sleeves are clean, I am willing to borrow for the sake of my virtuous brother.

I said in advance, I'm not for Langya's position, what I value is the righteousness of our brothers. ”

Lose.

Lin Mo pushed Zhen Rong in disgust, keeping a distance of one foot, and now he somewhat understood why Emperor Ling and Emperor Huan both liked to sell their official beards, and the money was fast.

Then he clasped his hands on his chest and sneered: "Hurry up and take out the money, don't make a mistake." ”

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and make arrangements, but. . . Xiao Guan's transformation doesn't cost 50,000 gold. ”

Lin Mo sighed, rubbed his eyebrows and said weakly: "Of course you can't use it, because the 30,000 gold of it is to add drainage to Pengcheng." ”

History has completely changed, and the flooding of Xuzhou may not have happened.

However, it is only possible.

The huge power of Cao Jun is not something that the old father-in-law at this stage can contend with head-on after all, in case Xiao Guan and Peicheng are lost, Pengcheng is the last fortress, and there is no room for loss.

To be poor is to be poor, and there are some things that you have to do.

However, the drainage system in this era is already relatively developed, and Lin Mo only needs to think of some money to implement it, otherwise he will really let him think of a way, which is enough.

When the two were discussing the details, Lu Lingqi broke in, "Father is back, let you go back to the General's Mansion quickly!" ”

Lin Mo frowned, there must be something urgent, "Let's go!" ”

Back in the house, after listening to Lu Bu's explanation, Lin Mo first breathed a sigh of relief, after all, it was not that his family was in trouble, it was a good thing after all.

Then I realized that something was wrong.

The front-line military situation is in a hurry, and as the lord of the nine counties, it is a bit outrageous to come back and ask for a plan.

The old father-in-law didn't deceive me, he really only believed in his own family.

Lu Bu is a good father-in-law, but he is not a good father-in-law, if this habit is not corrected for him, it will end miserably sooner or later.

But now is not the time to take a political lesson with my old father-in-law, and I have to settle the military affairs first.

Lin Mo walked to the handsome case and rummaged for a while, took out a sheepskin drawing, which was An Feng's topographical map, and began to check it carefully.

According to what the old father-in-law said just now, Cao Jun has probably already passed Runan, and from the time calculation, there are still five or six days to reach the Anfeng front.

However, Anfeng, like the Lujiang River, has many water veins, and the march will inevitably be delayed, or it may be able to buy more than a day or two.

But this is talking about the marching time of Cao Cao's army, a team of 30,000 people, and the vanguard must be no less than 5,000 people, and these people are one or two days faster than the Chinese army.

Therefore, the time when Liu Bei was attacked by Cao's army can only be recognized as four or five days later.

"Seeing you like this, do you think Liu Bei should be saved?" Lu Bu said tentatively.

"Of course I want to save it!"

Lin Mo's gaze did not take his eyes off the map, and said in a deep voice: "Jia Xu is right, once Cao Jun is stationed in Anfeng, we will fall into a passive situation that is difficult to take care of.

I don't like Liu Bei either, but he is now at the end of his rope and cannot pose a threat to us, and keeping him can strengthen the defense of the flanks. ”

After getting a confirmed answer, Lu Bu let out a long breath, "I have asked Peping to order troops, and I can set off early tomorrow morning, and I should be able to rush to the rescue before Cao Jun arrives." ”

There are also a thousand cavalry escorting Lin Mo back in the city, which must be brought to the front line, fortunately, there are not many of them, as long as they carry their rations, they can set off immediately, so as not to delay time.

The only trouble is the camp, they are heavy infantry, even if they don't wear armor, they need to arrive with the army, they will definitely not be able to participate in the battle.

Lu Bu twisted his wrist, looking like he was surging with battle intent, after waiting for so long, he could finally compete with Cao Jun again.

Lin Mo was not as relaxed as him, and his whole expression was solemn.

Judging from the map, there is no terrain that can be used, of course, there may be terrain outside the map that has not been discovered, but Lin Mo has found nothing at present.

If he just rushed to the front line in such a hurry, not to mention whether Liu Bei had been crushed by Cao Cao's head, this hasty response would definitely be defeated.

Cao Cao only used 30,000 troops in order to pursue mobility, naturally, these 30,000 troops should also be his most elite troops, even if they fought with all their might, they might not have a chance of winning, let alone being in such a hurry.

Lin Mo puffed his chin, his eyes were tired, this game of chess seemed to really can't be saved.

The most elite troops on their side are not on the front line, so let Liao Shen lead his troops to carry Cao Cao's vanguard? It's a bit impractical.

In fact, whether Liu Bei dies or not can be said to have nothing to do with the overall situation, but once An Feng is stationed by Cao Cao, he will strategically fall into great passivity.

Cao Cao's forces will be like a pair of pincers in the southeast and southeast, and at the same time, the advantage of troops will also be exerted to the extreme.

How to save it

This question was not figured out until the evening.

He lay in the lazy chair, his right hand in front of him, and made a false sleep gesture.

Thinking about it seriously, as long as there is a way to hold the vanguard of the Cao army, after the frustration of the troops, the extra few days on your side will be enough to prepare.

Then form a rivalry with Liu Bei, or you can contain Cao Jun.

They marched at such a speed, and they certainly didn't have much food and grass with them, and as long as they dragged them for a month or two, they could only retreat.

The problem is how to stop the vanguard of Cao Jun.

Jiujiang has 20,000 troops led by Liaoshen to garrison, but most of these 20,000 people are Yuan Shu's old troops, and their combat effectiveness is far less than that of Cao's elite.

Moreover, there are no cavalry yet

No, there are cavalry, and there are more than 1,000 cavalry among Zhang Xiu's 8,000 Xiliang soldiers

Take all of this and fight it all?

It's really a fight, not to mention the vanguard of the Cao army who can't fight, who will deal with the follow-up elite army, don't let him have the idea of taking Jiujiang out of thin air.

It is best to let Liu Bei carry the vanguard of Cao Jun by himself.

Lin Mo's brain was running rapidly, and adrenaline was also secreting frantically, and unconsciously, Lin Mo even substituted himself into Liu Bei's camp, and countless battles in ancient and modern China and abroad were reviewed at this moment.

Anfeng, a dilapidated place of governance, weak combat power, cannot be borrowed from the time and place.

I don't know how long it took, Lin Mo's body trembled suddenly, like a natural reminder reaction of his body in a half-asleep state, but his tired eyes were full of excitement.

"This trick steals the teacher, it just so happens that Anfeng is also a ruin now, it should work, besides, there seems to be no other way."

Lin Mo stood up, walked to the desk on the side, and began to write hard.

After all this was done, Lin Mo stretched his waist.

Everything that should be done has been done, and whether he can survive depends on Uncle Liu's own fortune.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Lu Bu took Gao Shun and led a thousand cavalry to wait at the gate of Dongcheng.

After Lin Mo came over, he got straight to the point and said, "Master Yue, I'm afraid I have to take the first step." ”

"Why? Isn't it still four days before Cao Jun arrives, and we should be able to catch up with the normal speed of this trip. ”

Lu Bu didn't seem to have a sense of urgency, which was normal, after all, the fire didn't reach his house after all.

"I was able to catch up, but I didn't have time to deploy."

Lin Mo could only bring together his estimated time and situation of the battle, and handed over the prepared bamboo slips to Lu Bu, "When we arrive at the front line, eighty percent of the first battle has already begun, and only Lord Yuezhang's Red Rabbit Horse arrives first, it is possible to save Liu Bei." ”

Lu Bu held the bamboo slip, nodded, and said with a smile: "You can be regarded as a thousand miles away to defeat the Cao army, an unprecedented event, and you should leave a good name."

I knew I was going to come back to you! ”

Then he looked at Gao Shun, "Peping, protect Yunwen!" ”

"Whoa!"

When he was about to ride away, Lin Mo stopped him again, and what he said just now was unintentional but reminded Lin Mo.

There is a difference between respect and inferiority, as a son-in-law, of course, you can't mention your father-in-law's life, but there are some reminders, I have to say.

"Lord Yue, your actions this time are easy to chill the hearts of your subordinates, don't let them think that our camp can't be pierced by needles and water can't be splashed, otherwise sooner or later it will make them feel uncomfortable, and finally even leave depressed."

Lu Bu pressed his eyebrows, understanding the meaning of Lin Mo's words, he even clearly remembered the lost expressions on Liu Ye and Chen Deng's faces at that time, this kind of natural favoritism was indeed difficult to change for a while.

"With the expansion of our territory, sooner or later, the son-in-law will be like Uncle Wenyuan, and he will not be able to be by his father-in-law's side all the time.

If someone asks about each indecision, the people below will feel that their existence is meaningless.

In fact, if it is like this time when everyone unanimously agrees, Lord Yuezhang should also firmly believe in them. ”

"What if they disagree?" Lu Bu asked with a dry smile.

Lin Mo subconsciously wanted to say that Jia Xu's ability was the most prominent, but after thinking about it, he felt that such a statement was not appropriate, and finally he could only say helplessly: "Just like Guangling's appointment, the trade-offs are adopted, firstly, the people below can't understand Lord Yuezhang's mind; Second, it can also be evenly wet with rain and dew, so as not to snub either party. ”

This kind of balancing technique is actually the golden mean, if he is not by his side, only this golden mean can allow him to better control that group of strategists.

Lu Bu bowed his head slightly and patted Lin Mo's arm, "I know, don't worry, get used to it slowly." ”

Then he jumped on the red rabbit horse and glanced back at the two, "I'm waiting for you in Jiujiang!" ”

After speaking, he walked away

(End of chapter)