Hearing Cao Jie say this, Lu Yi pondered for a moment, and said to Lu Ji: "Inform Chen Deng, Yan Xiang, and Zhang Hong, let them go to the palace immediately, and discuss with them if they have something to do." ”

Lu Ji responded and rushed away.

Lu Yi looked at Liu Ye again and said, "Ziyang, you also go with Gu." ”

Let Huang Yueying, Cao Jie, Foot Trainer, Ma Jun, Zuo Ci, Zhou Budo, and Ma Liang continue to discuss the concepts of grenades, cannons, highways, rails, and steam engines just now, and Lu Yi took Liu Ye directly back to the palace.

didn't wait long in the palace, and saw Chen Deng, Yan Xiang and Zhang Hong coming together.

The three of them saluted Lu Yi in unison.

Lu Yi handed the urgent letter written by Xu Shu to Chen Deng.

After Chen Deng finished reading it, he hissed, handed the letter to Zhang Hong, looked at Lu Yi and said, "Chen Zhen didn't expect that the three-bow bed crossbow and the Zhuge crossbow have such great power!" ”

"Cao Cao's 20,000 cavalry, including a tiger and leopard cavalry that defeated Ma Chao's Xiliang army, were completely annihilated by their attacks."

"Go on like this—"

Chen Deng couldn't help but smile and said, "This world may settle down in the next few years!" ”

After reading it, Zhang Hong didn't laugh out loud, but sighed: "It's a pity that so many people died on Cao Cao's side in this war." ”

"Although we are enemies."

"But, once, they were all big Han people."

"Many of these people have also conscripted the Yellow Turbans and expelled the Huns."

"Today, they are not dead at the hands of these rebels or foreign enemies, but at our hands."

"It's a sin of war."

Looking at Lu Yi, Zhang Hong said: "King Wu, the old minister also agrees with Xu Shu's plan to surrender. ”

"Moreover, didn't King Wu discuss expeditions and seagoing matters at Wu County University recently?"

"Somebody has to do this."

"These enemies who have not yet been submitted can also be sent out in the future."

After reading Xu Shu's urgent letter, Yan Xiang often sighed and said: "In the past two years in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and Liangzhou, too many people have died. ”

"Wherever Cao Cao passed, those who did not surrender would be slaughtered if the city was broken."

"The people are ten rooms and nine empty."

"So many people are dying now."

"If we continue to fight, even if we take Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Liangzhou in the future, it won't make much sense."

"Old minister, I also agree to recruit Cao Cao."

Seeing this, Chen Deng answered: "It's okay to surrender, and it's okay for King Wu to go." However, Cao Cao may not give up so easily. ”

Looking at Lu Yi, Chen Deng said in a deep voice: "If King Wu wants to go in person, the minister suggests that you can bring three items over." ”

Lu Yi asked, "Which three?" ”

Chen Deng raised a finger and said, "First, the telescope." ”

"The telescope can see thousands of miles, and it is on the battlefield, and sometimes you can know the situation of the enemy thousands of miles away without scouting."

Chen Deng raised his second finger and said, "Large firecrackers." ”

"In the past two years, the firecrackers researched by Zuo Ci and other scholars are very shocking."

"Large firecrackers are also extremely powerful."

"King Wu, you also said before that grenades can be made according to this principle."

"But it's definitely too late now."

"Bring a few large firecrackers over, let Cao Cao see the power of the explosion, and shock Cao Cao. Let him understand that our country of Wu has binoculars and large firecrackers, and in the future, it will produce more powerful grenades. Ordinary soldiers, even more unstoppable, he will be desperate. ”

After a pause, Chen Deng raised his third finger and said, "Finally, Mrs. Cao can take the Ninth Prince to accompany King Wu over." ”

"Although Cao Cao kills people like mustard, this person also pays great attention to his family."

"He may not value his daughter, but his grandson is enough to arouse the last trace of warmth in his heart."

"And before that, King Wu can first send 100,000 people to send a letter to Xu Shu urgently, so that the Jingzhou army can suspend the attack, give Cao Cao a chance to relax, and prevent him from despairing, retreat to Liangzhou, abandon the city, and follow the nomadic life of the Qiang people."

"If that's the case, Liangzhou will be a troublesome place in the future."

"At the same time, King Wu sent a messenger to Cao Cao to inform him of his intention and to meet him in person."

"In addition to that, we have to make a third preparation."

"Let Ma Chao take three thousand Xiliang cavalry, abandon a heavy load, and immediately rush to Shangluo."

"Then let the Lujiang Army take Tai Shici as the commander, and immediately lead 20,000 soldiers to pass through Wancheng and rush to Shangluo."

"After the two converge, the troops will go to Luo, and make a posture that they will attack Guanzhong at any time."

"Cao Jun has already seen the strength of the Jingzhou Legion, and then sees Ma Chao and the Lujiang Legion preparing to flank the attack, even if he is unwilling, he will surrender."

"If he is really blinded by power and still refuses to surrender, then let the Jingzhou Army and Tai Shici's 20,000 soldiers attack at the same time."

"Recently, I heard that Yuan Shao's third son really started infighting, and Yuan Tan withdrew from Yecheng."

"And the state pastor is a senior cadre, and it seems that he is dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's three sons."

"If Cao Cao does not surrender, we will ask for cooperation in the name of the Son of Heaven from the pastor of the state."

"Feng Gaogan is the general of Zhenbei, leads and annexes the state pastor, and treats Gaogan with the courtesy of Zang Ba and Qingzhou."

"Gao Gan, in a short time, is likely to agree."

"Because, our Wu Kingdom is strong enough now."

"At that time, let him send troops from Bingzhou to Hanzhong, and the Jingzhou Army, Tai Shici, and attack from three sides."

"Cao Cao will be defeated."

"After defeating Cao Cao, use the prestige of Ma Chao's Ma family in Liangzhou, and let Ma Chao recruit local heroes in Liangzhou to encircle and suppress Cao Cao, not giving Cao Cao any chance to survive, let alone let him effectively imitate the possibility of nomadic living among the locals."

"Of course, Gao Gan here, this person is not our person after all, but Yuan Shao's brother-in-law, and we can't fully trust him."

"Once the struggle between Yuan Shao's three sons comes to fruition, he will inevitably take advantage of the danger and try to control the Zhao State."

"When the time comes, we will see the situation again and destroy the high-level cadres."

"As for Ma Chao here, it is possible that the tiger will return to the mountain."

"King Wu can transfer Pang De back and entrust him with important tasks, so that Ma Chao will lose his right-hand man."

"Ma Chao's sister Ma Yunlu is included in the harem."

"Deng Zhi said before that Ma Yunlu once wanted to kill Ma Chao with his own hands in order to avenge his father and brother, and the two siblings finally reached a reconciliation."

"And Ma Chao now has no blood relatives except for Ma Yunlu's sister."

"People are like this, and they will cherish when they lose."

"There is Ma Yunlu, a younger sister who controls Wu County, and then in the name of the Son of Heaven, Ma Chao is the general of Fubo to lead Liangzhou Mu, inheriting the former glory of the Ma family."

"Ma Chao shouldn't betray easily."

"By the way, Chen and Ma Chaozhi have been in contact with Ma Dai for a period of time, and this person is completely different from Ma Chao."

"Although the courage is far less than that of Ma Chao, this person knows loyalty and family affection."

"King Wu can summon Ma Dai to return to Wu County immediately, accept a good daughter as a righteous daughter in the Lu family, marry her to Ma Dai, serve him with his father, and then release him back to Liangzhou and become an official under Ma Chao."

Lu Yi looked at Zhang Hong and Yan Xiang and said, "Zhang Gong, Yan Gong, what do you think?" ”

Zhang Hong and Yan Xiang glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Seconded!" ”

Lu Yi nodded and said to Chen Deng: "That's okay, the letter to Xu Shu and Cao Cao, come and write, Yuanlong." After writing it, I read it to Lone and sent it everywhere. ”

looked at Zhang Hong again and said, "Zhang Gong, you write a letter to Gao Gan." ”

Finally, he said to Yan Xiang: "Gong Yan, you are in charge of the transfer letters of Ma Chao, Pang De and Ma Dai. ”

Chen Deng, Zhang Hong, and Yan Xiang all said: "Oh! ”

At the time when Chen Deng, Zhang Hong, and Yan Xiang were busy.

Yizhou.

Outside the south of Chengdu.

Fa Zheng, Meng Da, Huang Gai and Liu Bei arrived with an army of 30,000 and set up camp less than five miles from the moat.

That's right, an army of 30,000!

After Fa Zheng and Meng Da returned to Wu, they immediately set off from Yong'an with Huang Gai and Liu Bei's army.

While setting off, Fa Zheng sent envoys to the surrounding cities and checkpoints to persuade these officials to surrender.

Not to mention, a few days ago, half of the officials who guarded the city and checkpoints chose to surrender when they saw Fa Zheng's letter!

Most of these officials are friends of Fazheng!

Some of them are local scholars, and they are friends of Fazheng!

The other half are hesitant.

When Fa Zheng, Meng Da, Huang Gai and Liu Bei led a large army to the city, most of the officials also chose to surrender.

The few people who resisted, under the attack of Huang Gai and Liu Bei's army relying on thunderbolts, also quickly gave up resistance.

By the seventh day, Zitong's Cao army had been broken, and the news of Cao Cao's 20,000 cavalry had been wiped out.

When the officials of various cities and checkpoints in Yizhou heard the news, their hearts were cold!

You must know that before Xiliang Ma Chao, Hanzhong Zhang Lu and Yizhou united against Cao Cao's army, they were all pushed all the way to Zitong by Cao Cao's army.

Xiliang Ma Chao was completely defeated.

Hanzhong Zhang Lu chose to surrender.

Now, Cao Cao's 20,000 cavalry, under the attack of the Jingzhou army, was completely annihilated.

It is enough to see the horror of the Jingzhou Legion.

After Fazheng issued another letter of persuasion to surrender, the officials of these cities and checkpoints almost chose to surrender in Kaesong this time.

Some officials who were unwilling to surrender were also killed under the attack of the wealthy clans in the city.

The armies of Fa Zheng, Meng Da, Huang Gai and Liu Bei gathered their armies all the way, broke through Jiangzhou City, killed Wuyang, and directly cut off the connection between Chengdu and Jianning and other cities in the south of Yizhou.

After only three days of rest in Jiangzhou, Huang Gai made more thunderbolts, and then led an army of 30,000 to the south gate of Chengdu, where he set up camp less than five miles from the city wall.

Fa Zheng even wrote a letter in his own hand, forcing Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang to surrender.

In the letter, Fa Zheng spoke sharply and criticized Liu Zhang for being weak and incompetent.

If you don't have the eyesight to see it now, when the city is broken, the three clans of Liu Zhang will be destroyed!

Chengdu Conference Hall.

Liu Zhang looked at Fa Zheng's letter, his face turned blue with anger, and he kept slapping the case table with his hand, and roared: "Fa Zheng, this traitor! I treated him so politely, he betrayed me and acted as a pig dog for Wu Guo, damn it! Damn it! ”

The other civil and military officials were also silent when they saw Liu Zhang's angry appearance.

They didn't dare to speak.

Even Cao Cao was no match for the Jingzhou legion.

It was only a matter of time before Yizhou was lost.

At this moment, a figure walked in from outside and said, "General, it's useless to be angry now. The only way is to find a way to repel this frontal enemy army and open up the connection with Jianning and other places. ”

"After all, Zitong has the main force of the Jingzhou Legion, and we can't stop it at all."

"The only possibility we have is to retreat from the south."

"In the future, we will unite with Jiaozhou, be each other's horns, and live in a corner of peace."

(End of chapter)