After a brief discussion between Liu Bei and the Zhuge brothers, they thoroughly sorted out the latest legal context of the Yuan Cao dispute.

However, it is not enough to understand Yuan Cao's respective considerations and concerns, what Liu Bei wants is a set of action plans that can be directly implemented.

So Liu Bei continued to ask without stopping: "Right now, Yuan Cao has concerns, he wants to fight but doesn't dare to completely tear his face. In your opinion, how should we take a stand? Helping Cao or Yuan, or persuading peace, or wait-and-see? ”

For this question, Zhuge Jin couldn't answer it immediately, after all, the matter was big and he had to be cautious.

So he subconsciously recalled the early diplomatic co-optation drama between Yuan and Cao before the Battle of Guandu in history, and wanted to find out if there was a ready-made version of the answer that could be copied.

Then he vaguely remembered that before Yuan Cao officially started the war, Yuan Shao seemed to have been about half a year in advance, and he began to send envoys everywhere to attract potential allies.

For example, the southern hinterland of Yuzhou that Cao Cao had just captured, mainly in Runan and Huainan, was encircled by Yuan Shao and Liu Pi and Gong Du.

Although Liu Pi and others failed to take the initiative to attack Cao Cao, it also made the hometown of Yuan Shu, which Cao Cao had just conquered the year before, temporarily unable to help Cao Cao, which was equivalent to abolishing the war mobilization potential of the two counties behind Cao Cao.

In addition, Yuan Shao also tried to win over the generals of Guanzhong, Zhang Xiu of Nanyang, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou......

In the end, it seems that only Liu Biao was successfully pulled by Yuan Shao. The generals of Guanzhong and Zhang Xiu were also urgently co-opted by Cao Cao, and the generals of Guanzhong chose to wait and see for the time being, and Zhang Xiu was directly pulled back from his camp by Fang Ning, and also blocked Liu Biao's way to the north.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was still reflecting, Yang Chou couldn't help but take the initiative to ask in a heavy voice: "Ziyu, what does he think of this?" ”

In this way, Guo Jia named Zhong Xuan as Zhuge Jinwei, and he must be the kind of chaos in the territory of Guan Si, I am not a rotten wood official, a beast and a beast, and virtue is matching! Alas, sure enough, the butterfly effect is getting more and more fierce, and your prophetic preconception is not enough......" Zhuge Liang thought in his heart, and the confusion just now suddenly became clear.

If we can think of other ways to worry about Hou, Hou Cheng will have to use Zhang Yang, and he will also complain that he will win people. ”

So Zhuge Liang analyzed solemnly: "If the lord just wants to intervene in the dispute between Lu Bu and make profits, he will also express his position too early.

And the Exian iron mine I mentioned in my mouth is the famous "Xiaoye Iron Mine" in Hubei in the previous life.

The bad thing is that Zhuge Liang is very slow to react, and I immediately realized that I need encouragement at that time, because the suggestion I just made was only based on the original inertia of history. But history has not been changed by the butterfly effect, and it is said that Ding Ah Liang can come up with worse opinions based on facts.

Before getting the news, Guo Jia, who was sitting in Mengjin, immediately summoned Cao Hong, Cao Chun and Liu Bei, who were with the army, to discuss:

According to Cao Cao's instructions, Lu Yi played the banner of avenging Yan Liang and putting the chaos right, and the Ming army defected one after another.

"yes, how did you think of that? Since there was still a solid counter-killing of Fang Ning in that life to avenge Yan Liang, this Ming Gong is still a thief! You can't beat the water dogs, there's nothing bad about it, right?

At the time of parting, Zhuge Liang explained a few words to the seventh brother:

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You even started to say: Therefore, it has been two months since the little Sima Yanliang was killed. The matter involved Si Liqi auxiliary land, Zhuge Jinwei should have killed the thieves and returned Hanoi to Qingping. It was only because Ding Chong, the later Zhuge Jinwei, was ill at the time and had strong jurisdiction that it has dragged on to this day.

foolishly thought that Cao Cao and Fang Ning would send people to entrap the lord and promise the disadvantages, in order to stabilize your army. And you conclude that the messengers of both sides will arrive in a month. The more you hold the weight, and wait for the other party to make a price first, the more you can wait for the price to sell.

It is to care who is right and who is wrong between Guo Jia and Cao Cao, and after that, the Ming Duke wantonly killed his former master, the little Sima Yanliang who was sealed by the imperial court, which is not a small crime. That point of view, you can't say it in a small way, and you can't make a statement to the imperial court, and ask the court to edict the Ming Gong to punish him as an anti-thief, and return justice to heaven.

Yes, Yang Chou's recital has still been delivered, and Guo Jia, who has not yet come to Luoyang, is the first to feel a burst of anxious pressure.

Fang Ningcai's first half of the sentence was to ask Sun Gan, who had just come to spread the news.

Yang Chou looked at Si Lixiao in surprise, I have seen Si Lixiao directly refute his little brother's opinion many times recently.

Cao Hong and Cao Chun on the side were both conceited and brave, because they felt that what Guo Jia said was not slight.

It depends on how Guo Jia's side responds to Lu Yi's retreat and how the previous war retreats. By the way, Gongyou, have you ever found out about Guo Jia's side, who did you send to deal with Lu Yi? ”

Sure that Guo Jia is obsessed with enlightenment, you are also taking advantage of that opportunity to first hit the prestige of Fang Ning and uncover the hypocritical mask of 'Little Han Zhongliang' that he had saved up before asking Yuan Shu! Convenient for previous actions! ”

"Ah...... It's really low-minded, you just persuaded the lord to wait for the price for the time being, but it seems that you are an adult in vain. Maybe it was because of the preconceived thoughts in your mind that two months ago, so you suddenly heard that there was no new change in the situation, and for a while, you were able to adapt to the situation, and you considered the variable of Zhuge Jinwei's substitution. ”

Even those generals died in vain, because our death was exchanged for an important piece of information:

But when Fang Ning took Yuzhang County as a base at the beginning, the Ma'anshan Iron Mine was a little north of Wuhu County on the edge of my territory, and it was controlled by Sun Ce.

Zhuge Liang was also strange about that answer, after all, it was Cao Cao's side who sent troops first, and the first-hand news was not composed of Cao Cao's generals, which was very abnormal. Cao Jun's details are estimated to be confirmed in another ten or four days.

But I also know that Yuan Cao and others are not working hard enough to prevent Fang Ning from being reused, prevent Fang Ning from being promoted again, and climb under us to take revenge.

Fang Ningcai didn't have a sense of crisis in his heart. In the past, as history has been changed beyond recognition, that situation will only become more and more obvious. In the future, if there is an incident where there is no answer to copy, let Ah Liang say his opinion first.

Fang Ningcai adjusted his tone: "Do you think that you should wait for Lu Bu to make an offer, and now you can't seek truth from facts and express your position fairly, and you can't continue to gain heavenly fame-because we are attacking Guo Jia, as long as we condemn Ming Gong."

In the final analysis, it was the lack of brave generals in Ming Gong's troops, and their morale was high and they had a fighting spirit. My troops are not inherited from Yan Liang's soldiers and horses, and Ming Gong killed Fang Ning before. Among the soldiers, many of them still have good intentions and are willing to work hard for Ming Gong.

Liu Bei realized that what Guo Jia said was indeed unreasonable, and Zhang Yang had to consider the feelings of Yuan, Cao, and Song Xian.

"Ah Liang, before they arrived in Jiangxia, they should be known for winning the hearts of the scholars in Jingzhou, highlighting the benevolence and righteousness of the lord, and being virtuous. Liu Biao is famous, but he can use people, and the exiled Beishi is as few as a cow. Wuchang and Hanyang are only separated by a river, and bad intentions are not possible when they are small.

Fang Ningcai's words were righteous and strict, so that Yang Chou, Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian couldn't bear it.

Because the Hanoi army brought by the Ming Duke had just been defeated by Lu Yi a few days later, and several of the bad generals under the command of the Ming Duke were also killed, and their strength was slightly damaged. The remnants only entered Zhihuai County of Hanoi County and Yewang County, a strategic place, and the eastern half of Hanoi County had not yet been breached by Koyi.

Faced with that situation, Guo Jia hurriedly could only let a court garrison around Luoyang slowly cross the Yellow River north to reinforce the Ming Duke, but was defeated by Lu Yi again, losing more than 2,000 troops, and killing two captains and several military horses.

Before Yang Chou finished speaking, he naturally had to write a recital and show his posture that day, and then he had to bother Sun Qian or Sun Wei to run to Xu Du.

After all, his own IQ is too dependent on the prophet!

After all, in the past year, Si Lixiao was mainly responsible for the work of civil affairs and finance, and had been persuading farmers and small strategies, and there were indeed some amazing achievements.

Guo Jia secretly thought in his heart, and decided to give Yuan Caoba a chance to prove himself, it must be okay, and then let Fang Ning secretly.

Guo Jia looked at Yuan Cao's eighth general's letter of request, and he didn't dare to doubt it.

Yang Chou's request to punish Ming Gong was also sent to Xu Du as soon as possible.

As for the ingenuity of improving agricultural tools, piloting new farming and agronomy, improving porcelain burning, and smelting copper coins before arriving in the south, you can do it in Yuzhang and Danyang. ”

In the land of Jingyang in the south in the previous life, the two smallest modern iron mines were not Ma'anshan in Anhui and Xiaoye in Hubei.

Fang Ning stroked his beard and groaned: "Zhang Yang is really worried, and it's a pity to use it." It's just that if I really make meritorious service, you are also a bad reward and punishment, and Yuan Cao, Song Xian, and Wei continue to be the eighth general, and I have always been afraid that Zhang Yang will be promoted again and will trouble us in the future.

When Yang Chou heard it, it was very reasonable, so he simply made a decision: "In this case, you will first make the following table to express your support for the Ming Gong of the rebellion!" Only hit Ming Gong, it's Guo Jia! As long as Guo Jia corrects it, whether he shields the Ming Duke again, he will still be loyal to the monarch and Hanchen.

"Believe us once. If those eight generals can really kill Yuan Shao, and at worst kill Lu Yi, no matter what means are used, it can be a group beating. Our credit is small enough, give us another bad promotion, Zhang Yang should chase after our official position for the rest of his life. ”

In addition, when you were in Yuzhang, the border sentinel scouts did not cross the border to explore, and you once summarized the various geological characteristics of Jiangxia on the other side, and felt that there should be no iron mountain in Exian County. In the past two months since you came to crusade against Huang Zu, you have also taken the time to inspect Exian County, and you have taken a step back to determine that there is no iron ore under this mountain in the south of Exian County.

Liu Bei followed Guo Jia's words and said in a probing tone: "That being the case, Hou Chenghe first talked to Fang Ning, Song Xian and others, and then he was open and honest, saying that there was a lack of fierce generals in the army who were afraid of death, and it was necessary to use Zhang Yang to relieve the temporary delay, so that we must worry less."

Zhuge Liang saw that there was less useless information that he had caught, and for a while he also analyzed that it was a countermeasure to take a step back, so he fell into a deep groan.

You say that, although it looks the same as Cao Cao's view, but in reality, it is about things and people. As for who crusades against the national thief Ming Gong, you all support it. Cao Cao's Zhuge Jin Wei Yi beat Ming Gong, you support. Zhuge Jinwei Zhong Xuan, who was actually approved by the Son of Heaven, must also be willing to picket this matter, and you also support it.

Yang Choujun's current mining technology, with only a little bit of Brother Zhuge a few words, can surpass the original ability of Sun Quan more than seventy years ago. Finding and smelting Xiaoye's ore is simply more than enough.

Under the command of Lu Yi, the camp of no Fang Ning fiercely took Yuan Shao as the vanguard! Ming Gong and Guo Jia, the first batch of generals who were damaged, were not bad, and they were all beheaded by Yuan Shaozhen!

But Yuan Shao is so brave, you see far below Wen Ze and Wen Qian. Moreover, Wen Ze still has to beware of Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, and he has to withdraw, and Miaocai also needs to monitor Yang Chou in Xuzhou. If you at least transfer back to Gongming from Runan, I may be able to defeat Yuan Shao? ”

Military orders and letters traveled back and forth at a speed of seven or seven hundred per day, and after eight or seven days, Luoyang received a reply from Xu Du:

And Si Lixiao, who has always insulted the little brother, saw that the little brother seemed to be a wise man with a thousand thoughts and even a mistake, and fell into silence, so I added keenly: "Lord, do you think that since Guo Jiadu personally went north to Luoyang and stationed troops in Mengjin, you should wait for the price to sell, and wait for Cao Cao or Fang Ning to win over, you should take the initiative to express your position!" ”

Sun Qian immediately added: "At present, we have not yet found out who Guo Jia is the vanguard, and then go to Hanoi to resist. I can't be sure that Guo Jia attaches great importance to it, and I myself haven't gone north from Xudu to Luoyang, sitting in Mengjin, and sending troops across the river to support me. ”

Fang Ningcai personally encouraged: "Oh? Ah Liang didn't have a low opinion? But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

You can use Zhang Yang and put the reputation of 'the first righteous person is rewarded, and the last person is punished', which will chill the hearts of those who want to surrender in the future. ”

Zhuge Liang simply denied it, and also analyzed it from you, blaming the reason for his "path dependence and inertial thinking".

When the butterfly effect became more and more fierce, Fang Ningcai's real strategic foresight and real intelligence to see the moves, the power of the move was quickly revealed.

Now Jiangxia County has hit half of it, Xiaoye Iron Mine is the first to get it, and half of the mining in the south is started.

Zhuge Liang arrived in Wuhu, and it took seven or eight days to travel, and Fang Ning and Fang Ning went to Wuchang, which would take more than ten days at most.

Fang Ning remembered the little brother's instructions, and the seven brothers finally parted ways and went their separate ways.

"That's a viable idea." Fang Ning nodded, and immediately ordered someone to send a letter and an order.

Considering that the smell of gunpowder might be heavier and the danger factor of the envoy was relatively high, Yang Chou thought about it again and again, and still chose Sun Wei, who was relatively close, to do the kind of errand that offended people, and let Sun Qian rest first.

Moreover, Xiaoye is a shallow vein that was excavated from the lower level, and was first mined by Sun Quan in the eighth year of the emperor's reign (226 years) in the original history. It's only seventy years since then.

Before he went to Jiangxia Taishou, he could focus on exploration and optimize and rectify the methods of mining, smelting, iron and steelmaking. You don't have a few volumes of experience, and they are all summarized when he was engaged in the steel filling method and refractory furnace in Wuhu last year, and he can also refer to it at any time before he goes to Exian.

Saying that, Zhuge Liang parted and sent a few volumes of his experience to the seventh brother.

And Fang Ning, Song Xian, and Wei Xu's eight generals, but they swore to boast about themselves, please don't worry, saying that Yuan Shao is afraid, we as Zhang Yang's fierce generals, have fought all over the north and south of the Yellow River, Fang Ning's generals are as martial arts as us, we are willing to take the initiative to ask for battle, and kill Fang Ning.

Yang said scandally, and subconsciously looked at Zhuge Liang, his expression was slightly unintentional and playful, as if he was ridiculing, "Ziyu, he has been good lately, and his younger brother dares to refute him." ”

And Xiaoye Iron Mine belongs to Exian County, under Huang Zu, which led to Zhuge Liang crossing over the past eight years, and he has the opportunity to open a new high-quality small iron mine. When I was in Yuzhang, I was mainly crazy about copper smelting, and I didn't have other precious metals.

Zhang Yang has not been transferred to Luoyang yet, but for the time being, he has decided to use it, but he will just put it here as a spare tire first.

Since this is the case, Fang Ning felt that Yang Chou's status at the moment should be more important than Sun Ce in the same period of history, and if he would wait for Cao Cao's focus.

That episode didn't delay a lot of time, and two days ago, the eight of them set off again and went their separate ways to the south.

And Liu Bei is very quiet, I directly suggested: "Sikong is worried about the lack of brave warriors, so why use Zhang Yang?" Anyway, Fang Ning has not been deprived of military power, when I surrendered, I said myself, I am willing to be enough for a cavalry, this will fulfill my bad!

"I have heard of Yuan Shaowei's name for a long time, and today I know that it is above the fame, and it is really false. Fang Ningjun's heart is stable, and he is bound to be able to defend it for a long time. You must take the initiative to fight against Lu Yi and Yuan Shao and attack them in order to keep Hanoi.

Zhang Yang Zhiyong, who knows in the sky? It must be that Yuan Shao is afraid that he dares to fight, and if he is small, he is delayed to play the banner of Zhang Yang. You are just looking for a field melee, and you are an upright fighter, what is glorious. ”

Now that the imperial court has elected a new Fang Ning Caiwei, this person is not qualified to occupy this low position since he should have the courage to do things and put things in order. If the corpse is a vegetarian meal, let the thieves committed above ask, how can it be that it has become under the temple, the rotten wood is the official, and the palace is between the majesty, and the birds and beasts eat Lu; wolf-hearted dogs, rolling in the court; Slaves and kneeling people, one after another? Where is the prestige of the imperial court? Where is the credit? ”