Since returning Xiahou Yuan to Cao Cao in exchange for two counties, Liu Bei returned to Changsha with people with confidence.

After all, this is his foundation, and it's not good to walk away for too long.

After being busy for a while, he received a battle report from the direction of Huainan, and Sun Ce was defeated.

At first, Liu Bei just felt infinitely choked.

But I feel that this is a matter of time or time, not that I saw the children of Jiangdong and fought him Lin Yunwen, but after Cao Cao went north, he went west to Sizhou instead of Xuzhou, so Sun Ce's soldiers and horses are destined to become a lonely army, even if people lure you out, they can trap you to death.

But from Liu Bei's point of view, he didn't want Sun Ce to lose, after all, the two parties had already formed an alliance and were legitimate allies.

Moreover, this defeat can be called a great injury to the vitality, 30,000 infantry troops and 20,000 sailors, except for the thousands of sailors who withdrew in advance, are almost completely annihilated.

Tai Shici, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng and others died and caught, and I am afraid that they will not be able to recover in a short time.

In the battle of Fukong Mountain, he also suffered heavy casualties, but after all, he won the two counties of Wuling and Lingling, and he also had an explanation for the people below, Sun Ce, it was difficult.

Guan Yu, who has been in an emo state for a long time, learned the news, and there was no way to empathize with the eldest brother, on the contrary, there was even a little bit of happiness.

After all, one's own defeat is distressing, but the success of an ally is even more suffocating.

According to this theory, Guan Yu quickly understood why he was happy.

"Big brother, why don't you take this opportunity and let me take a few thousand people to occupy Jiaozhou?" The abacus snapped, and Zhang Fei's brain was very active.

"Hugh is talking nonsense." Liu Bei glanced at him and stabbed his allies, this matter is not only a matter of destroying people, the people below will look down on him.

Zhuge Liang didn't say a word from beginning to end, just gathered in front of the brazier and pondered his future plans.

Sun Ce's defeat in this battle was too miserable, if Cao Cao's side was defeated again, the pattern of the world would change dramatically, and the three parties would be forced into the southwest corner to fight the trapped beasts, and the plan to enter the Central Plains would be far away.

From this point of view, Zhuge Liang hoped that Cao Cao would win, and only if he won, Lu Lin would have an equal opponent, and he would have time to develop slowly.

On the other hand, Sun Ce's land is very likely to be annexed by Lin Mo, unless the four major families join forces to contribute people and money, plus their appeal, and use the power of the Jiangdong family to contend with it, Sun Ce can have the power to fight in a short period of time.

But doing so means that the family is all gone, and the stakes are very large, as a condition, Sun Ce can only become a puppet like Yuan Shao's original situation, being tied up by the family, and even the plan for war and peace may not be decided.

After all, Sun Ce is not Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao himself is the biggest family, and they pushed Sun Ce to the front line, and the only thing they fancy is the Huaisi faction under his command.

As for Zhang Fei's abacus, in Zhuge Liang's opinion, it is a fantasy, Sun Ce's battle is the annihilation of the whole army, and it will not be wiped out, with the little people on hand in hand, he will go to Jiaozhou, not to mention whether there are enough soldiers and horses, and there is no food and grass.

"Report!"

When Zhuge Liang was out of his mind, a sergeant ran in and said to Liu Bei: "Jiangxia scouts have reported that Huang Zutai has led thousands of people out of the city and in the direction of Anyang Mountain!" ”

Hearing this, several people in the hall looked at each other, all suspicious.

"What is Huang Zu going to do, is he going to find trouble with Lin Mo, then why don't you ask the eldest brother for instructions?" Zhang Fei probably forgot that Huang Zu was not his Liu Bei's subordinate.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang, and when he was about to ask for advice, the latter's expression changed suddenly, and he said in horror: "Oops, he took someone to block Sun Ce!" ”

Liu Bei, who reacted, also blurted out: "That's right, how did I forget that there is a mortal enemy between the two of them, Sun Ce will definitely pass through Huang Zu's territory when he crosses Yang'an Mountain!" ”

"Oh~ I also remembered that Sun Jian was killed by Huang Zu, and Sha Xian slaughtered Huang Zu's family again in the first battle of Sun Ce, these two people must be endless."

After Zhang Fei muttered and analyzed, he was puzzled: "Military Division, that is also a matter between Huang Zu and Sun Ce, why did you panic like this?" ”

Guan Yu frowned, and said tentatively: "What the military advisor and the eldest brother mean is that Sun Ce is still our ally, and in the eyes of the world, Huang Zu is also the general of the eldest brother, once Sun Ce dies in Jingnan, the world will think that the eldest brother killed Sun Ce." ”

In this era, forming an alliance is equivalent to announcing to the world that the two forces have become one, and even requires an oath to the heavens to express sincerity.

If you kill Sun Ce at the end of his rope, it will be a betrayal of the alliance, which is a despicable act.

After all, the art of war is a way to surrender by deception, and the defeat of the alliance is a subordinate character, and the infamy can last for thousands of years, and its badness can be seen.

Even if it was Zhang Fei's abacus just now, it could be reluctantly reluctantly under the pretext that it was for Sun Ce's jurisdiction, and it could be justified after all.

But if you killed Sun Ce, you can't say anything about it.

"If Sun Ce really died in Jiangxia, the Sun family would also vent all their anger of revenge on me, the defeat of Huainan was a war, but Huang Zu killed him at this time, but he would give us the infamy of betraying the covenant." Liu Bei's brows were twisted.

In the past two years, Sun Ce has recuperated, and this Huainan defeat has beaten him back, but it doesn't mean that their Sun family doesn't have the ability to give it a go.

Especially after he fell into notoriety, his grandson's family justified his actions, and even the family who wanted to profit from it would stand up and support.

In the end, it will only be Lu Bu or Cao Cao who will profit.

"Eh, this is easy to do, big brother, you immediately issue a military order for Huang Zu to lead the troops back to the city, and I will personally pass the order, will he dare to disobey?" Zhang Fei really didn't treat himself as an outsider.

"Perhaps, it's more appropriate to let Huang Han go to the top, after all, they are also old acquaintances." Guan Yu's suggestion is more pertinent.

Liu Bei didn't respond to them, and exchanged a look with Zhuge Liang, who nodded firmly, and then he sighed: "Only if we run in person can we persuade Huang Taishou." ”

"Gongzi understands the righteousness, let him go with him, and Huang Zu can still listen to his words." Zhuge Liang said solemnly.

After reaching an agreement, Liu Bei ran to find Liu Qi in a hurry.

"This Lin Mo is really useless, he can even let Sun Ce run away, and make trouble for the eldest brother!" Zhang Fei still complained.

Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly, and said astringently: "This person is good at calculation, and the heart of the city government is very accessible, and this matter may not be intentional by him." ”

Now, as long as Liu Bei can arrive before Sun Ce goes down the mountain, it shouldn't be a big problem to save Sun Ce, but follow-up troubles will follow.

The most troublesome trouble came from within the Jingzhou Army.

You must know that the hatred between Jiangdong and Jingzhou is not only between Huang Zu and Sun Ce, since Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Zu, over the years, how many battles have been fought between the two families, and how many people have died on the battlefield.

Liu Bei saving him now is tantamount to erasing this blood feud.

But under the trade-off, it is necessary to save it.

Lin Yunwen, Lin Yunwen, I'm afraid this is also a part of your plan, Shucheng fought a series of clever tricks to lure the enemy out of the city, and even Zhou Lang was so talented that he was played, this is not to stop, and he wants to lead Sun Ce's disaster to Jingzhou.

Whether this thing succeeds or not, he will gain something, and this hand is really a stroke of genius.

Living with this person, I really don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate

Ahh

"Who's scolding me." Lin Mo blew his nose, lowered his head and continued to tinker.

"Is it possible that the Qiao family sisters are thinking about you?"

After Zhao Yun chuckled, he was puzzled: "What have you been tinkering with these days, since you have settled Qiao Gong, it has already made an appointment, why don't you go to Qiao's house to see them?" ”

"Zilong doesn't know, what I said was that the spring flowers of the next year will be the time to meet, this time, four years have passed, and I can't prepare two gifts to make amends."

Lin Mo didn't raise his head, continued to tinker, and said casually: "How are those people?" ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to do this."

Zhao Yun shook his head helplessly, and spread his hands, "At the beginning, Wen Chou's bones were hard enough, and he was willing to talk to me for a few words, but none of them spoke, good wine and meat were also given, and the good words were all said, and it was useless to provoke the generals, it seems that they are determined to die." ”

Lin Mo paused for a while, a little funny, didn't he say that Jiangdong is all rats, the bones are so hard, it seems that there is a misunderstanding here.

Then he continued to operate, and said with a smile: "It's okay, anyway, the generals of the water division must have them, either them or Huang Zu, and there will be no loss left and right." ”

This move can be regarded as a conspiracy, and the final result is whether Sun Ce is dead or alive, which is beneficial to himself.

Of course, in my heart, I still hope that Sun Ce will die, after all, he will not have a good time when Liu Bei dies, and these defeated generals should be willing to join in order to take revenge.

After a few battles, there will be love and righteousness, and when the time comes, there will be no second words to fight Cao Cao, and the atmosphere in this regard is still very good.

"What does this have to do with Huang Zu?" Zhao Yun came to be interested.

"It's been a long time, so I'll tell you if I have time, do you want to learn what you've learned? She must like this thing when she sees it, and you won't have to worry about having nothing to say when you stay with her. ”

"I've learned everything, it's not difficult, it's quite interesting, Zhao Ji will be happy when he sees it."

Zhao Yun smiled very happily, and then his expression became a little solemn, "But, Wen Hou is fighting Cao Cao in Sizhou, should we rush over to help?" ”

"The eighty or ninety thousand under the command of Lord Yuezhang is our most elite troops, and with Pang Shiyuan by his side, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Seeing that Zhao Yun was still distracted and uncertain, he stopped and looked at Zhao Yun and said softly: "Moreover, I can't go wherever I fight, that will give people the impression that people who leave me like Lu Ying will not fight." ”

As soon as he said this, Zhao Yun suddenly came over, recalling Lu Bu's previous state, it was indeed like that.

Besides, when An Feng fought twice, Lin Mo was not there, didn't Jia Xu handle it very well, and the person who can make him so optimistic will not disappoint.

"Again, I can't get out of here right now."

Lin Mo sighed, walked to the couch next to him and knelt down, picked up the tea that Zhao Yun had poured and took a sip, and said slowly: "The four major families are a trouble after all, I am worried that they will not be willing to be the queen, and they will deliberately push Sun Ce to the front of the scene." ”

"Why do they do this, isn't it the wisest choice for them to submit directly to us?" Zhao Yun said curiously.

"This is a long story, think about it, in the places under our rule, the scholars of Henan and Hebei in the north are fighting endlessly, and the scholars of Huainan and Xuzhou are also on the tip of the needle, you think they are all personal grievances, but in fact, they are all fighting for the family's profits.

In this case, if you submit to us, no matter how you look at it, they are subservient to the northern kingdom, Xuzhou, and Huainan scholars.

In addition, over the years, I have indeed been biased towards Xuzhou scholars, and there should be many people who are dissatisfied with the matter of Ziyang Academy, and the four major families have been accustomed to becoming big in Jiangdong, and they may not be willing to be willing to be willing to be lowered. ”

Lin Mo's analysis was very clear, and Zhao Yun understood it as soon as he heard it, "That is to say, if they believe that the general trend of the world will not necessarily be reunited, then it is possible to combine the strength of the four families to stabilize Jiangdong, because there, they can dominate everything." ”

Lin Mo bowed his head slowly, "Moreover, push Sun Ce to the front of the screen, they are hiding behind the scenes, and they will not have a head-on conflict with us, why not."

I still stay here in the hope that they will see my sincerity, otherwise you really think that a letter can make the people of the four major families bow their heads, how can there be such a good thing. ”

Zhao Yun only felt that his scalp was numb, he originally thought that everything could be decided if Sun Ce was done, but he didn't expect that there were so many involvements behind this, and he didn't expect Lin Mo to think about the problem, it turned out that there was more than just a war.

Of course, it's normal for him not to understand, in fact, the war at the end of the Han Dynasty was endless, and in essence, the family was fighting the law.

You didn't have to think about it before, but now you should explain it to Zhao Yun, so as not to be clear to people in the future court.

"Do you think they will be willing to surrender?" Zhao Yun said tentatively.

"It's hard to say, this kind of thing is a dilemma." Lin Mo said astringently.

"It's a pity that I couldn't keep Sun Ce at that time, otherwise."

"What does it have to do with you?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo laughed loudly, "You still don't understand the doorway, Sun Ce is dead, there can be Lu Ce, Zhou Ce, Huang Ce, not to mention, the Sun family itself still has a Sun Yi."

The main decision is not the cause, but the tendency of the families to make profits.

It can't be said that they are wrong, after all, one step at a time, one step at a time, may end up in the world of oblivion. ”

Zhao Yun nodded plausibly, "So, it's worth their risk." ”

Lin Mo smiled, "Zilong's brain is fast." ”

Smack~ Boom!

In the council hall of Tongguan City, the Taiwan case is broken, and sawdust flies in all directions.

This should be the third case that Lu Bu smashed.

There is no way, when other people are angry, under the critical attack, the table will make a loud noise at most.

His tiger palm can be scrapped by slapping it.

"Wow, the Ma family and his son dared to secretly communicate with Cao Cao, it seems that the Cao camp was making a show to me a few days ago, this is a bitter trick! I'm going to kill them!" Lu Bu held in his hand the messenger of Cao Jun who was shooting on the edge of the Yellow River, and searched the letter from him.

The content is shocking, it turned out to be Cao Cao's reply to Ma Teng, grateful to him for informing the location of the grain and grass camp, and agreed when to start, and when to start, it will burn grain and grass to attract Lu Jun, and then Ma Teng will open the gate of Tongguan again, and then the inside and outside should be combined, and it will be a great success.

After reading this letter, Lu Bu had to send a halberd to the whole person, that is, to clean up the Ma family, and to return the generals of the Ten Divisions.

Pang Tong immediately jumped out and blocked in front of him, "Wen Hou, this. This is obviously Cao Cao's bait for you, but you can't be fooled. ”

"Bait?"

Lu Bu sneered when he heard this, "You can see clearly, the location of our army's grain and grass camp can be marked on it, let me ask you, how can Cao Cao know the location of our army's grain and grass camp?"

In addition to the Ma family's father and son, who else could there be? ”

Pang Tong was a little helpless, and when he was calm, Lu Bu would still consider the problem like a lord, but once he got up, he would expose his reckless nature.

He immediately smiled bitterly and asked rhetorically: "Could it be that Marquis Wen forgot that Hou Wen had reminded him earlier that Marquis Wen was guarding against Cao Cao's hand, so the people from the ten departments of Guanzhong could not serve as scouts, and even Ma Teng himself didn't know the location of the grain and grass camp, how could he tell the truth."

Ma Chao had left a few times, but each time he took Wen Hou's henchmen with him, and it was impossible to explore the location of the grain and grass camp. ”

As soon as he said this, Lu Bu suddenly came over.

Yes!

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, "I'm confused, it's true, it's impossible for the Ma family to know the location of the grain and grass camp, and every time the grain is delivered, Wei Yue goes to receive it, and it's at night." ”

Then he raised his faith again, "But. . . But how do you interpret this letter, after all, the location of this grain and grass camp is not false. ”

"Wen Hou, who knows the location of the grain and grass camp, in addition to General Zhang Yan and the sergeants under him, there is another person." Pang Tong looked at Lu Bu faintly, with obvious resentment in his eyes.

"Zhong Yu?"

After blurting out, Lu Bu waved his hand again, "No, no, no, I've already let Zhang Yan keep an eye on him, and he has no chance to leave the camp at all." ”

"Wen Hou, this wise man has a thousand thoughts, but he still has mistakes, Zhong Yuxu has used some special methods."

"Then why didn't the Ma family use a special method to learn the location of the grain and grass camp?"

Ahh

Pang Tong was so angry, he forcibly took a deep breath, and said: "Wenhou, why did Zhong Yu have such a thing as soon as he arrived at the grain and grass camp, is it suspicious?" ”

Lu Bu calmly retorted, "Maybe the Ma family has long known about the grain and grass camp, and they just used Zhong Yu as a substitute for the dead ghost?" ”

Aren't you a barb?

Pang Tong was choked with anger, and felt more and more unable to communicate with him.

Perhaps, in his eyes, Zhong Xuan's previous initiative to unite with the Yingchuan family is much more than the performance of the Ma family's father and son on the battlefield, so he will be tilted.

Or maybe he doesn't have full trust in himself.

Thinking of this, Pang Tong smiled lightly, and understood that he couldn't persuade him, so let the people who could persuade him persuade him.

"What are you laughing at?" Lu Bu frowned.

"I want to ask Marquis Wen, how did Marquis Lanling break through the middle ten at that time?"

As soon as Lin Mo Lu Buke was mentioned, he was disdainful but proud in his heart, "He, with a good strategy, he can take ten parts of Guanzhong with just a few letters"

He didn't say anything about the rest of the words, scratched his head, and said in a muffled voice: "This Cao thief must want to emulate Yunwen, who does he think of me?" ”

Thinking that Lin Mo had used only a few letters to play with Ma Teng and Han Sui's forces at that time, Lu Bu instinctively felt that there was indeed something wrong with this letter.

Pang Tong said that he felt a little suspicious, but if it was Lin Mo, then he had to believe it, there was a lesson from the past, and he must not be fooled.

Moreover, if this direction is right, then Zhong Yu is indeed the most suspicious person.

Of course, this is a later story, and the problem now has to deal with Cao Cao.

Pang Tongyi saw that this hand was effective, so he followed this momentum and said, "The Marquis of Lanling is accustomed to calculating people's hearts, and it is not surprising that the world will follow suit, but Marquis Wen is the father-in-law of the Marquis of Lanling, and he should be very aware of the Marquis of Lanling's military habits. ”

Lu Bu clasped his hands on his chest and kept echoing his head, "That's true, Cao Cao wants to follow suit, so in this case, this letter should only be the first step, Cao Cao must have other strategies!" There is a second step, or even a third! ”

After speaking, he looked at Pang Tong with a glint in his eyes, obviously seeking verification.

Sure enough, it is still necessary to follow the temptation, Pang Tong is very good-natured, "It is worthy of Wen Hou, I can see through the key points at a glance, and I think so below." ”

This method really damages the reputation of Feng Xiao, but there is no way, Pang Tong has suffered in this regard.

First there was a horse Teng, and then a few days ago, Lu Bu sent Zhong Yu to the grain and grass camp without persuasion, and before he had a firm foothold and established his prestige, he really had to use his brains.

Otherwise, with the assistance of this phoenix chick, he would lose every battle, and he would not want this head, but he knew that Zhuge Liang fought a beautiful battle in Jingzhou and captured Xiahou Yuan alive.

He is as famous as him, and the signboard can't be broken.

"Shi Yuanyan is serious, then do you think this matter is really Cao Cao's doing, how will he follow up later?" Lu Bu couldn't think of it, so he looked at Pang Tong.

"Think about it"

Stabilize Lu Bu, Pang Tong can be regarded as having time to think about this problem.

It's a bit complicated.

There are a few more cases involved here.

Troops, grain and grass, discord, internal response.

What the hell is he trying to do.

(End of chapter)