In the battle of Jinyang Mountain, Lin Mo's troops were not without damage, even if they chased and killed the defeated soldiers, in the end, the Jiangdong Army was not muddy, and they still rose up to resist.

In addition, the iron thistle terrestris suddenly used caught Xu Sheng and Yu Ban a little off guard, and in total, more than 300 people were broken, and more than 100 people were injured.

Most of the people in Jiangdong still died under the rain of arrows and rolling stones, so such an exchange is more than the word against the sky.

After re-mounting, Lin Mo did not choose to continue the in-depth pursuit in the direction of the Lujiang River, but stopped at Hefei.

There are two reasons for consideration, the first is that from Hefei to the south, there are many mountains, forests and ravines in the Shucheng area, which is not suitable for cavalry galloping, and it is easy to suffer the loss of thistle terrestris.

The most important point is that even if it is captured, it will cause Jiangdong to abandon the city and flee under the high-pressure situation.

This time, Lin Mo wanted to uproot Jiangdong, so he naturally wanted to buy some time for Qiao Gong.

Lin Mo, who was standing on the road of Hefei Chengguan, looked at the rolling river and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

The East River and the South River converge here, so this place is named Hefei, and the city was built as early as the Warring States Period.

Hefei is the throat of the Lujiang River to the north, from the map, the Lujiang River is compared to a petal, then Hefei is the heart of the flower.

Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, there are not too many soldiers to fight for, Jiange, Xiangyang, Jiangling, Guanzhong are all counted, and Hefei can even be ranked in the top of the list.

From the south to the north of the strategic depth, Hefei is a fortress that can not be bypassed, you can go north to the Central Plains, west to Jingxiang, east to Xuzhou;

In the same way, from north to south, you can choke the navigation south of the Yangtze River and caress its back.

Liao Shen has fought countless bloody battles in his life, which is enough for him to sing through the ages, one is the White Wolf Mountain, and the other is the Xiaoyaojin shine under this Hefei city, and Sun Quan, who was killed by 800 elite soldiers, was defeated and achieved the name of Zhang 800 and Sun 100,000.

One thing is quite interesting, among the many soldiers who must fight, Hefei is definitely the most collapsed city defense, otherwise Zhang Liao in history would not have chosen to take the initiative to attack.

The Jiangdong army fought to Shouchun, but in the face of his own army, he decisively chose to retreat to Lujiang, but he should not give up this Hefei.

Lin Mo estimated that this should have a lot to do with the battle of Jinyang Mountain, after that battle, probably Zhou Yu chose to give up the battlefield of the three counties of Huainan and chose to cross the river and return, so he could abandon Huainan to Hefei.

In fact, the letter he wrote to Qiao Gong before leaving Changfeng also expected that such a result might occur, if he didn't ask for benefits, then try to deceive and surrender to play, if he achieved a strategic victory, then he must let Qiao Gong stabilize Sun Ce and don't let him go.

From Guangling to Huainan, Lin Mo was really uncomfortable with the group of Jiangdong rats who often sneaked up.

Even if you don't uproot them, you must also let them be greatly injured, otherwise in the future, if you start this Central Plains war with Cao Cao, maybe Sun Ce will make some trouble.

After resting for a few days, the Chinese army in Chen Palace had not yet arrived, and Liu Ye came instead.

"Master Hou, Qiao Gong's letter." Liu Ye, who was holding a bamboo slip in his hand, walked briskly from the other end of the road in Chengguan.

Lin Mo glanced at the bamboo slip in his hand, raised his forehead, and Liu Ye said: "It is said that the matter is done, Sun Ce has given up the retreat to the south, and even 10,000 sailors have begun to assemble in Shucheng, and the warships have also sailed out of Anhuikou, which has the meaning of fighting against the water." ”

Hearing this, Lin Mo raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Okay, the overlord of the famous school is also going to be ruined, this time, I want to pacify the entire Jiangdong in the Lujiang River." ”

On the city gate, the autumn wind is bleak, and the wind is like thunder.

It is precisely this situation and this scene, the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

"Master Hou has been secretly promoted to Zi Jingming, and let Mr. Gongtai serve as the assassin of Yangzhou, in fact, since that time, he has already thought about the deployment of letting Qiao Gong enter Jiangdong, is it right below?"

"Not exactly."

Lin Mo, who was facing the river, glanced sideways at Liu Ye, "I have all the credits for setting the Lujiang River, stabilizing Huainan, and offering the thunderbolt car in my heart, plus you have really worked hard in Huainan in the past few years, and you have royal blood on your body, so you should have led the history of the state assassination a long time ago."

Earlier, the northern country was newly decided, and all the families were ready to move, so let you pass, I am afraid it will backfire; Go to Xuzhou, you also know that it is unrealistic, I don't know that the two places have been fighting in full swing over the years.

Now that the time has come, you can go to the North, but I think that before you go to the North, you still have to add some merits to your body, and it will be easier for you to bring some Huainan scholars so that they will not be overlooked. ”

Hearing this, Liu Ye looked at Lin Mo with some consternation.

He knows that it is not easy to be the master of the house, and all aspects have to be taken into account, these years, it is not too much for Huainan Shizi to say that he has been left out in the cold, after all, Lu Lin's family business was born in Xuzhou.

It's just that he didn't expect that Lin Mo had always remembered this matter in his heart, and such an arrangement could be regarded as well-intentioned, Liu Ye's heart was filled with warmth, and he suddenly felt that the scars left by the collision between Huainan Shizi and Xuzhou Shizi in the past few years seemed to be not worth mentioning.

"Thank you, Master Hou."

After taking a deep breath, he took the initiative to say: "Master Hou, I have heard that Zhou Yu is very intelligent, and I always feel that this matter is not so simple."

A few tons of grain and grass can leave Zhou Yu behind, and his pattern should not be so small.

Moreover, if Jiangdong can't hold out, even if it is a thunderbolt attack, Shucheng, Tongcheng, Shiting, Huaixian and Anhui counties along the road, if they are fought one by one, they must not go down for half a year, and Cao Cao will already be in the Central Plains by then. ”

"IMHO."

Lin Mo was still Gujing Wubo, and said indifferently: "If he, Zhou Gongjin, can't even understand such a superficial deception as Qiao Gong, then Jiangdong won't be able to go to today."

I'm not afraid that he will see through it, but I'm afraid that he won't stay. ”

"Hou Ye said."

Liu Ye rolled his eyes, pondered it, and took a step back, "Master Hou, isn't that Qiao Gong in danger?" ”

"Don't worry."

Lin Mo shook his head, his face sank like water, "I have seriously thought about this matter, Qiao Gong has too much influence among the Huainan scholars, and the Lujiang Lu family in the early years has made Sun Ce suffer a lot, and Sun Ce does not dare to attack him unless he is forced to do so."

Moreover, no matter what, Qiao Gong is also my father-in-law, how could I harm him, let him go is also a last resort, this matter can only be done by him, and it can't be replaced by someone else. ”

This is also true, it must be a person who speaks with weight in the land of Huainan, except for himself, there is only one Qiao Gong left.

At this moment, the warmth that had just risen in Liu Ye's heart seemed to be a little colder, the young man in front of him was too deep, and it seemed that as long as it was necessary, he could use anyone as a chess piece.

Recalling the first time we met and met, I only felt that he was a person full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit, and when I saw him again a few years later, I always felt that he was a little more treacherous.

There are too many ideas, and Liu Ye, who claims to be a little talented, can't see what the person in front of him is laughing and talking to is thinking, and a few words are true.

Perhaps, power really makes people lose themselves.

Or perhaps, it became what it is today just because it has been through too much.

Come to think of it, sitting in this position, how can you be kind to people, there are a few heroes in the world who use kindness to impress their opponents.

Even if it was Liu Bei, who was in the same vein as himself, he clearly knew that the so-called benevolence and righteousness were just two sharp swords.

It's just that if Qiao Gong knows about this, I'm afraid it will be cold.

"Don't think about it so much."

Lin Mo turned around and patted him on the shoulder, "I have already minimized the price by doing this, let them retreat safely, and more people will die in the future, and they are all your people of Huainan." ”

After dropping these words, Lin Mo took Zhao Yun and walked down the city pass, leaving Liu Ye alone to watch his back.

The north wind was howling, Liu Ye's expression was complicated, he slowly bowed his head, and muttered in his mouth: "He is no longer a strategist, and he is no longer even Wen Hou's son-in-law, but more and more like the overlord of Tianxian."

Before Lin Mo's army arrived, Shucheng was very busy here.

Rushed to make bows and arrows, collected rolling stones, sassal wood, tung oil and other equipment, and took the initiative to visit several major families in the city to show goodwill.

This was all done at Zhou Yu's suggestion, and the 50,000 stone military rations were not given by the Qiao family, but by the efforts of all major families, so the gratitude on the face was needed.

Moreover, I also hope that through door-to-door inspection, we can find out how many private soldiers and serfs are captive in their house, regardless of whether Qiao Gong surrendered by fraud or not, the Huainan family is a hidden danger after all, and it must be guarded against.

Fortunately, after walking around, the three major families in the city already live in different sections, and there is no way to converge, and besides, the most private soldiers in their captivity are only eight hundred, just watch a little bit, as long as the forces of the three families are not allowed to converge, they can be taken at any time.

The hidden dangers in the city are controllable.

At the same time, the promised 50,000 stone grain and grass are also coming back one after another, and these grains and grass are not from one family, so only a part of them can come in each time, and when there are more, seven or eight thousand stones, and when there are few, there are only two or three thousand.

However, in terms of time, when the 10,000 stones in Anhui County are delivered, Lin Mo's army should have almost arrived, and everything is just right.

However, on the eighth day, something unexpected happened.

The 2,700 stone military rations in Huai County, which were supposed to arrive at noon, were not delivered until dusk.

When it was dark, Chen Wu, who was in charge of escorting the grain and grass, came back to report that he had been robbed by a bandit, and Sun Ce, who was sitting on the handsome chair in the council hall, laughed directly when he heard it.

"Mountain bandits, hehe, it's a mountain bandit again, alas, a month ago, you were bluffed by a group of mountain bandits and let Yan Liang and Wen Chou go, causing our army to fall into passivity and have to withdraw.

Now it's just to escort a little grain and grass, you can't do it, it seems that forty military sticks still can't make you remember for a long time, come on, drag it down, behead! ”

"Lord!"

Hearing this, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Ling Tong, and Lu Meng knelt down in the hall.

"Lord, Zilie ate forty military sticks last time, and his injuries have not healed, and he only brought a hundred people to escort grain and grass, and four or five hundred mountain bandits came, and it is understandable that he was robbed, please forgive me!"

"The lord, the general before the battle, it is not good for the army, now is the time to employ people, I hope the lord will think twice, and allow Zilie to make meritorious contributions!"

"Please rest assured, the last general is willing to take 300 people to recover the grain and grass, if not, I am willing to share the same crime with Zilie!"

"Lord, this year, the war in Huainan has continued, and the mountain bandits have run out of food, and now it is normal to go down the mountain to grab grain in the autumn, and I hope that the lord will remember Zilie's past exploits and spare him from death!"

Chen Wu didn't say a word from beginning to end, just lowered his head.

After all, he suffered twice at the hands of the bandits, and this matter is somewhat unreasonable.

Sun Ce twisted his fingers, the anger in his eyes, and saw that all the people in the hall were pleading for Chen Wu, so he reluctantly said: "If it weren't for the generals to intercede for you, I would not be spared, pull it down, the staff will be forty, and I will be demoted to a horseman." ”

Forty more.

The last forty was not good, and when he went to escort the grain and grass, he was even lying on the grain cart.

At this time, if you eat forty more military sticks, it is very likely that you will lose your life.

But no one dared to squeak anymore, they all knew Sun Ce's temperament, and if he had to make an inch, it would only anger him.

Soon, there was a muffled sound of military sticks slapping outside the tent, and Chen Wu was also a hard bone, so he didn't say a word.

To say that fraud does not exist, after all, the general marching method is to deliberately let other soldiers see it in the eyes of other soldiers on the martial arts field, and it didn't take long to see Chen Wu's back blurred flesh and blood, and the whole person passed out.

When they were carried away, there was a sense of horror in everyone's eyes.

The next day, the news spread throughout Shucheng, and everyone knew that Chen Wu had lost grain and grass and ate forty more military sticks, and he passed out after only a dozen sticks, and now it is not too much to say that he is seriously injured.

As for the grain and grass, Han Dang personally went out and led 300 people to ride war horses and killed them, but he brought the grain and grass back in half a day, which can be regarded as indirectly saving Chen Wu's life.

"Zilie, how do you feel?" Looking at Chen Wu lying on the couch, Sun Ce felt very uncomfortable.

On the back, the wound that had just healed was broken again, and it was shocking.

"My lord, I will not be able to stand up and salute."

Chen Wu, whose face was pale, smiled bitterly, "It's okay, the last general's fart is thick and thick, and he is beaten, and the first few sticks are real hands, and the execution sergeants in the back have their hands, so it's not a big problem." ”

Sun Ce sighed, sat beside Chen Wu, and said bitterly: "Zilie, only your situation in the army is suitable for this plan, and I hope you can understand Gong Jin's intentions, whether this matter is successful or not, I will keep your merits in mind." ”

"The lord is serious, it was really the fault of the last general to let Yan Liangwen go at the beginning, and now he can use this as an opportunity to make meritorious redemptions, and the last general can't ask for it."

It's true.

It was not easy for Chen Wu's military Sima to be promoted, it was all in Jiangdong, in Jiaozhou, and on the Yangtze River, and he was earned by wrestling in the bloody water.

A fatal mistake was reduced to a centurion, and it was not easy to think about shame again.

It was Zhou Yu who took advantage of this opportunity to make a bitter trick, and everything could be reasonable.

After all, any scheme can't be the end with a single blow of the head, and it needs to be combined with the current situation to make an act that doesn't seem to be obvious or wrong.

In history, Zhou Yu played Huang Gai, and there were two prerequisites for its establishment.

The first is that the war in the early stage was unfavorable; The second is that Huang Gai, as a veteran of the Three Dynasties, has already surpassed Zhou Yu in prestige, and it is reasonable for him to disagree with Zhou Yu.

In front of him, if he finds someone to do the bitter trick, people will think that Jiangdong's brain is pumping, and the lord is still here, so he jumps up one by one.

Chen Wu was different, he was demoted from Sima to centurion in other departments, and he also ate forty military sticks, and now he has lost grain and grass and is demoted to a horseman.

Normal people think that they will flee.

The development of things is also roughly similar to what Zhou Yu guessed, and after the news spread, it caused a lot of shock, some people felt that Sun Ce did not kill Chen Wu to leave a hidden danger, and some people felt that Chen Wu's life was a waste.

Of course, the discussion of Chen Wu will be more intense, not because of how good his personal bravery is, but because he is a native of Lujiang, and in the acre of Lujiang, he has suffered such hardships, which will inevitably arouse the feelings of fellow villagers.

The days that followed were peaceful.

Lin Mo's army had already passed Hefei and began to approach Shucheng, and it was expected that the troops would be able to reach the city within three days.

Chen Wu's back will definitely not be better for a while, just to achieve his goal, he still endured the severe pain and hunched over the bed.

One night, he took the initiative to find Qiao Gong, who was temporarily living in the post station.

"Qiao Gong, can you remember the friendship of the last general, pull the last general, I will definitely miss this great kindness in the future, and remember it for the rest of my life." In the room, Chen Wu, who was hunched over, saluted Qiao Gong with an awkward posture.

"Why did the general say that?"

Qiao Gong hurriedly led him to sit down, "But the old man doesn't have a deep friendship with Wu Hou, how can I say something for you?" ”

"So Gong Qiao is willing to help the last general?" Chen Wu's eyes were earnest.

"You and I are fellow villagers, and if we can help, we will naturally help each other, but I'm afraid that Wu Hou won't listen to me."

"It's not Marquis Wu, it's Marquis Lanling."

Hearing this, Qiao Gong was stunned, his cloudy eyes flashed with a glint of light, and he forcibly endured the excitement in his heart, and wondered: "What does the general mean by this?" ”

Chen Wu took a deep breath and sighed: "Qiao Gong is the great sage of Lujiang, in front of you, the last general will not dare to hide it. Sun Ce was violent and disregarded the life and death of the soldiers, and I, Chen Wu, could be regarded as having fought dozens of bloody battles for their Sun family, and the injuries on my body were exchanged for the position of Sima of other departments.

But what did Sun Ce do to me?"

Chen Wu paused, with a bitter smile on his face, "How can Yan Liangwen's ugly escape be all on my head, when I went to Huaixian County to transport grain, I also said that I was afraid that I would bring more people with my injuries, but he didn't agree, and finally lost the grain and grass and wanted to pick my head."

He is a mediocre lord, and he is not worthy of my life.

I want to switch to the Marquis of Lanling, but I am afraid that he will not trust, and the last general will know that Qiao Gong and Liu Ziyang have a lot of friendship, and Liu Ziyang is quite close to the Marquis of Lanling, can you recommend the last general. ”

In the past few days, Chen Wu's experience has indeed caused the sighs of Huainan Shizi, but when he really heard Chen Wu say this, Qiao Gong was still a little surprised.

He stood up, paced back and forth in the room, and suddenly asked: "Wu Hou treats you well, you actually have a backbone, don't you want the bones of our Huainan people!" ”

Chen Wu had expected this, stood up with the pain behind him, and said fiercely: "Sun Ce is a person who is addicted to killing, if I abandon him, I will abandon the darkness, the Marquis of Lanling has the world in his heart, and if I vote for him, I will vote for Ming."

I thought that Qiao Gong was a person who knew the general trend, but I didn't expect it to be such a shallow insight, so let's go, go to Sun Ce Gaomi, the big deal is death! ”

Chen Wu held his head high, looking at death as if he were at home, without the slightest fear.

These sonorous words made Qiao Gong finally let down his guard, and said excitedly: "Okay, good, the old man didn't see the wrong person, Zilie, you are really Lujiang Junjie!" ”

Chen Wu looked suspicious, "Gong Qiao said this. Could it be that you want to go with the last general? ”

"Hahaha"

Qiao Gong laughed loudly, "Come on, come on, sit down, the old man and you have a clear word." Before that, the old man wants to ask, how many people are like you in the army? ”

Chen Wu shook his head and said, "I don't dare to ask other generals, but the hundreds of people under my command all followed me from Lujiang at the beginning, and they can definitely be trusted." ”

"That's good, if you believe in the old man, you don't have to go to Lanling Marquis, you can make contributions in Shucheng!"

Qiao Gong is comforted.

Originally, it was just for his son-in-law to drag the Jiangdong soldiers and horses, but he didn't expect that he could jump out of Chen Wulai.

This is a key person.

After all, whether it was Duke Qiao or several families in the city, they actually didn't have the ability to open the city gate for Lin Mo.

But if Chen Wu is willing to join, then the situation is different, he is Sun Ce's person, and if he makes a brazen move, the Jiangdong Army will not be able to defend against it at all.

It was an absolute bonus.

Fortunately, the marriage with Sun Ce at that time was not publicized as Yunwen said, otherwise Chen Wu would not have come today.

Qiao Gong felt that he not only had to drag down Jiangdong Sun Ce, but also should give Er Qiao a decent dowry.

Just open the gate of Shucheng for Lin Yunwen.

Some time ago, there was a lot of controversy, and I was scolded very badly, and to tell the truth, I did drop some of it, but the overall impact was not too great, and I am very grateful to the brothers who are still chasing and watching.

Really, without you, there would be no book.

Some people say that I like to stare at bad reviews, ah, it's not, I'm staring at those good reviews more, if it weren't for them, I guess I'd be devastated, haha.

Then,The plot or something,If you have any suggestions, you can also say it.,I'm not afraid to tell you.,Although I have an outline and a general direction.,But I will also revise it according to your reasonable opinions.。

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