Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Lu Su now deeply feels that the ship Jiangdong has become increasingly difficult to navigate.

Lu Meng's 20,000 horses had no impact on the overall situation, but it itself represented a subtle change in the lord's attitude.

Instead of gathering troops in Ruxu and taking the opportunity to advance northward, Jiangxia would increase its troops, and Lu Meng would probably act out of his own control...

If you think about it from the perspective of comforting yourself, it may be that the lord was temporarily bewitched by this short-sighted Lu Meng.

If you think about it from the most serious perspective...

Shaking his head, thinking about this in vain at this time is of no use, so he can only write a letter to the lord to inquire, and then wait for Lu Meng to have a deal with him before making any calculations.

After having an initial idea in his mind, Lu Su stopped looking at the giant ship and stepped off the city wall.

Spreading out a piece of Sun Hou paper, Lu Su took out the letter Kong Ming had written to him a few days ago.

Kong Ming's letters were always simple. This time he complained to him about the troubles faced by the barbarians in South China. At the same time, Zhuruo Ruo accidentally mentioned that there was a talented person in Jiangdong named Lu Yi and asked him what he thought of Lu Su.

When Lu Su took out the letter again, he thought about who Lu Yi was, and finally pulled out a figure with a thin presence in his mind.

Any thoughts on this? Not familiar at all.

Moreover, Kong Ming was far away in Yizhou, how did he learn about this name?

However, the main purpose of taking this out is to compare the differences in paper.

After holding it in his hand and rubbing it, looking closer to the light, tearing the paper, and burning half of the page to see the ashes, Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the paper used by Kong Ming is similar to Sun Hou paper.

According to Lu Su's knowledge, Jiangdong is already trying to improve this Sunhou paper. It seems that Jiangling Engineering is not omnipotent.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Lu Su immediately immersed himself in writing a letter to Sun Quan. When he looked up, it was already the moon was rising, and Bu Zhi was already standing beside him.

Stretching and sealing the long envelope, Lu Su stuffed it into Bu Zhi's hand:

Send it to my lord urgently.

In the letter, Lu Su had tried his best to state the pros and cons, and only asked his lord to take the opportunity to send troops to Hefei.

Sighing, Lu Su looked up at the dim moon, feeling for the first time that he was unable to do anything.

He wanted to go down the river to discuss the pros and cons of his love with his lord face to face, but he was also afraid that Lu Meng would create some trouble here after he left.

At this time, Lu Su was quite envious of Kong Ming.

But thinking of Kong Ming, Lu Su suddenly remembered that Kong Ming's previous letter said that there was neither a moon palace nor a Chang'e Jade Rabbit on the moon.

Lu Su couldn't figure it out: Where did Kong Ming get so many strange ideas?

Lu Zijing was looking at the moon and sighing, while Zhao A was working enthusiastically under the moonlight and torches, and the whole west bank of Han River was full of people.

Huang Zhong, who was stationed in Dangyang and relied on his archery skills, did not dare to approach Cao Jun's scouts. Since last year, Huang Zhong had been ordered by Guan Yu to build a wharf on the bank of the Han River in the east of Dangyang City.

The navy from Jiangling parked here, and Zhao Lei supervised the construction of military camps and stacked grain, grass and baggage.

Guan Yu and Xu Shu consolidated their resources in Jiangling and waited for the opportunity to raise their troops for the northern expedition.

You said that if we burn so many torches here, wouldn't Cao Jun in the north know about it?

Zhao A was quite puzzled. Judging from his simple fighting experience, the most effective way was to pretend to be a grandson first and then steal the show.

Why are you still making such a big show of it now for fear that the other side won't know?

He scratched his head and thought about it for the time being. Maybe General Guan had his own reasons.

Ji Chang thinks we can be on the verge of attacking Yicheng?

Zhao Lei and Ma Liang found a high place and looked north. Of course, they couldn't see Yicheng two hundred miles away, but it didn't stop Zhao Lei and Ma Liang from being passionate.

Yicheng is also Ma Liang’s hometown. When I think of my hometown, I think of my younger brother. He shook his head and said that Ma Liang was very honest:

General Guan does not understand the principles of General Guan.

But I can make some guesses.

Zhao Lei became interested: Tell me about it?

No need to recall carefully, a detailed map has already appeared in Ma Liang's mind.

After all, after copying and copying so many times in succession, the map on the light screen has almost been engraved into Ma Liang's head.

Therefore, Ma Liang can naturally see the situation in Jingxiang quite clearly based on the light curtain analysis:

Conquer Fancheng, then Xiangyang and Yicheng will attack without spending a single soldier.

On the contrary, if Fancheng cannot be captured, even if Xiangyang Yicheng is captured, it will not last long.

And the most important thing is that there is no water division in Xiangfan.

Zhao Lei nodded and followed Guan Yu for a long time. Zhao Lei also knew more clearly: Why does Xiangfan have no water divisions? Because they were all burned in Chibi.

At the beginning, Cao Cao led his power to the south. After attacking Jingzhou, he took over the Jingzhou navy and ordered Yu Jin to build ships in the north of Wancheng. Then he went south along the Feishui River and entered the Han River, and then east to Chibi where he suffered a great defeat.

In a sense, there is nothing wrong with what Cao Cao said about burning the ship and retreating. In all likelihood, the ship that was burned was not his own, so naturally there is nothing to feel bad about.

After the Jingzhou Navy was destroyed, the new navy trained by Cao Cao was located in Guoshui in the north. The advantage of this river is that it can be reached by both the Yellow and Huaihe Rivers and can radiate to most of the river basins in the north.

The disadvantage is that if this navy wants to come to Xiangfan, it needs to go to Hefei first, penetrate Ruxukou in Jiangdong, then go all the way up the Yangtze River, and then penetrate Jiangxia City in Jiangdong before entering the Han River. It is basically impossible to come here. possible.

Therefore, what Guan Yu and Xu Shu planned from the beginning was to make the biggest noise. After attracting everyone's attention, he would echo Zhang Fei and Pang Tong in Hanzhong, looking for a fighter that could defeat more with less.

As for Jiangdong, General Guan Yu and Xu Shu had the same idea: Be good, don't cause trouble, and go for an outing in Hefei.

Of course, Le Jin noticed Dangyang's movements. As a defeated general, he must first maintain a good posture.

Keep the sword in your hand, keep your armor on your body, be prepared for danger, and patrol the city at night. These must be done.

But at the same time, Le Jin was also weighing: Should he abandon Xiangyang and evacuate to Fancheng? After all, Guan Yu's navy is really eye-catching.

Of course, the most important thing is only one thing:

Ask for help! ! !

The news was sent to Fancheng, and several riders immediately ran out of Fancheng, bringing the news of Liu Bei's invasion to Xinye, Zhongan, and Wancheng along the way, ordering them to strengthen their city defenses.

Immediately after a long time, he tried his best to send the news to Yecheng as soon as possible to present it to Prime Minister Cao.

When the news of Liu Bei's northern crimes was sent to Wancheng, Hou Yin and Wei Kai, who were sitting opposite each other on the second floor of the teahouse drinking tea, had a change of expression. They suddenly had other thoughts, and they were no longer interested in drinking tea.

Cao Cao was not in a good mood when he received the news.

If you take the initiative to commit an offense, could you be seeking death?

He said he would never lose the battle, but his heart was a little tight.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Chibi was defeated, and in the fourteenth year of the war in Nanjun, there was not much food and grass left. After fifteen years of recuperation, some food and grass were saved.

As a result, last year they were so proud that they forced a rebellion against Yongliang. The war almost lasted from April to November, and food and grass were once again in short supply.

Therefore, after learning that Liu Bei had taken Hanzhong in February, Cao Cao suppressed his anger.

There is nothing you can do if you don't suppress it. A clever woman can't make a meal without rice, and a prime minister can't make a soldier without food.

And if Xiahou Yuan withdrew from Guanzhong, wouldn't he be making a wedding dress with Liu Bei? Even more unacceptable.

Therefore, the original plan was to wait until the first wave of new grain harvest in July before dispatching troops, but now the deployment has been completely disrupted.

Xun You lowered his eyebrows and did not comment on the prime minister's powerful words. He just suggested:

Since Liu Bei attacked Yizhou and Hanzhong, Jingzhou will definitely be a partial force. Now he takes the initiative to go north, and he will be confident.

Cao Cao nodded and gradually cleared his thoughts:

The one I rely on is nothing more than the newly created water master that year.

With a sneer, Cao Cao put his heart back into his stomach:

Wen was ordered to lead the three armies and stationed in Fancheng, and Wen Qian was ordered to defend Xiangyang to echo each other and not to retreat even half a step.

Fifteen thousand people, this is already the number of troops and horses that the remaining food and grass can support.

The two transfers were blameless. Xun You nodded and took the initiative to write the warrant. At the same time, he thought in his mind that it seemed that the loss of men and horses before Le Jin was still aggravated by the prime minister, otherwise he would not have issued this order alone.

The shortcoming of the two cities of Xiangfan and Xiangfan was that they had no water divisions. Xun You naturally had a good background, but neither he nor the prime minister thought this was a problem.

After all, the two cities of Xiangfan are strong and deep, so what can the navy do? Can they still attack the city with ships?

After making a response, Cao Cao temporarily put his heart back in his stomach. From this point of view, this battle was just an expansion of Liu Bei's mentality after swallowing up two places. He would lose nothing by sticking to it.

While he was thinking about where Famous could squeeze out some food and grass, a personal guard sent him a second message.

After Xun You wrote the warrant, he took it over and opened it, and his eyes widened immediately.

Gongda, what's the matter?

Xun You didn't say anything, just handed over the silk cloth with the message written on it:

Prime Minister, please take a look.

Cao Cao took it and took a look, and immediately yelled:

What a thief, why do you think that I don't want to kill you just because I want to escape?

But then his anger quickly subsided and turned into a deep sigh:

Yun Chang...

The message on the silk cloth in hand is simple:

Liu Bei's army came to attack the thieves. The leader was Guan Yu, accompanied by military advisor Xu Shu.

Xun You could understand his lord's mood very well, so he didn't say anything.

Cao Cao walked around the room twice and quickly made up his mind:

Since Yun Chang is leading the troops, there may be changes in Xiangfan, so I will move to Xudu to supervise the battle!

This order is more normal. After all, Yecheng is too far away, and the rebellion at the beginning of the year has been put down, so the lord has nothing to do if he stays here.

However, Xun You was very suspicious. I am afraid that no matter whether the war situation is getting better or worse, the lord may take the opportunity to go to the front line to have a look.

And even if there was no such thing, Xun You originally planned to suggest that his lord go to Xudu to show off his prestige.

After all, when Xu Shu escaped last time, many people seemed to have inappropriate thoughts after that, which made Xun You quite worried.

What troubled Xun You even more was the ambiguous attitude of his brother-in-law who was talented as a king's assistant.

I hope my lord Xu Du and his party can make my uncle sober, Xun You lamented in his heart.

In Jingxiang, things were much simpler for Guan Yu.

After the transportation of baggage came to an end and was enough to support an offensive, Guan Yu and Xu Shu also moved from Jiangling to Dangyang.

Then Guan Yu, who was wearing a military uniform and holding a Yanyue sword, gave the order.

The navy on the Han River set off, and Huang Zhong from Dangyang City took command.

They advanced by land and water, heading straight for Xiangfan.