Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 354
The Jiangdong water army performed brilliantly in the Battle of Chibi. Cao Cao rushed to the battle and was defeated due to plague and other reasons. Although Cao Cao was not convinced by the defeat, he built a warship in Huaisi to train the water army after the war.

At this time, the pattern of three parts of the world was gradually formed. In the spare time when preparing to build warships and train naval forces, Cao Cao adopted Xun You's suggestion to start with easy and then difficult. Ma Chao's Battle of Tongguan and Weinan.

Cao Cao occupies the land of the Central Plains. Because of the advanced productivity and dense population in the north, no matter the source of soldiers or food, it has a natural advantage over Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

Even if Cao Cao has a huge advantage, he cannot fight on multiple fronts in Yongliang, Jingzhou, and Huainan at the same time, because the war is ultimately about the economy, and logistics and supply transportation for multi-line operations are difficult. If you don’t send heavy escorts, you will be easily robbed. Send heavy escorts on the way Secondly, although the north is peaceful on the surface, the unstable factors have existed for a long time, and people often gather in counties and counties with few garrisons to rebel; finally, the Cao family's clan commander system can stand alone under Cao Cao's halo. There are too few generals.

Military geniuses need to accumulate experience. Cao Cao has been called Wei Gong since he raised his troops in Chen Liu.

Cao Ren was a competent commander who led the army independently for a long time. Xia Houyuan was specially trained by Cao Cao to be regarded as half a commander. The remaining Xiahou Dun guarded the rear for a long time to stabilize the clan, and Cao Hong followed Cao Cao for a long time.

Cao Ren knew that he was not Guan Yu's opponent, so he always adopted a defensive strategy. Whether it was Xiangyang, Fancheng or Nanyang, the naval warships were always small patrol boats.

Guan Yu's warship blocked the Han River and the Dan River, and Li Tong fell into the water as a vanguard and died. The news was sent to Xudu by Dongli Gun, the prefect of Nanyang. Cao Cao ordered Man Chong to take over as the prefect of Runan, and Cao Hong led [-] main forces to carry trebuchets. Wait for the equipment to rescue.

But when Man Chong rushed to the other side of Fancheng, the Jingzhou warship disappeared at the junction of Danshui and Hanshui.

Guan Yu was only bluffing, but because he acted too real, Li Tong forced his way across the river regardless of the danger. Not long after Li Tong's defeated army retreated to Nanyang, Cao Ren's main force had rushed back from Dangyang. Seeing that the effect was achieved, Guan Yu led his troops back to Jiangling.

Although Jingzhou experienced a turmoil, except for Changsha County, the rest of the country had little impact. On the contrary, Jiangling seemed panicked because of Cao Ren's southward travel. This tension came to an abrupt end with the return of Xu Shu and Guan Yu.

After the war, Guan Yu arranged a banquet in Jiangling to celebrate and commend Zhao Yun, Liao Hua and other soldiers who participated in the war. He also invited officials from the state capital and celebrities from the gentry to accompany him.

The atmosphere at the banquet was quite strange. The invited officials and celebrities knew Guan Yu's temper, so they frequently complimented and toasted. Zhao Yun and Xu Shu didn't have much chance to catch up on the old days.

After the banquet, Xu Shu brought Zhao Yun to see Guan Yu, but found that he was writing letters to Liu Bei at the desk, reporting in detail the wars in Jingnan and Jiangling, and offering rewards to the meritorious soldiers.

"Yun Chang is really a good drinker. I drank a lot at the banquet just now. I thought you had gone back to your room to rest. I didn't expect you to write here without changing your face." Xu Shu stroked his beard and smiled. You can't tell if you're not drunk.

Guan Yu closed his pen and smiled awkwardly: "Yuanzhi and Zilong are here. I'm writing a letter to elder brother. Why don't you go to rest?"

"The military commander and I didn't drink much. In addition to asking Yun to return the warship and water army, the lord also told the family members of the generals who went to Shu to pick them up, including the two wives and the prince." Zhao Yun said with his fists clasped.

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and nodded, "I'll arrange for Ping'er to notify the families immediately so that they can pack their bags and leave as soon as possible."

"The military advisor said it's not appropriate to leave now." Zhao Yun looked at Xu Shu and shook his head.

"But why?" Guan Yu asked curiously.

Xu Shu had to answer: "Jingzhou has just experienced a military disaster. At this time, a large-scale relocation of family members to Shu, I am afraid that the gentry in the city will misinterpret the panic. Why don't you wait for Ziyu's news? It is very useful to use the Yangtze River to stabilize the people's hearts in Jingzhou, but this year the Yangtze River The third and fourth issues of the newspaper have not been published for a long time, probably because I am worried about how to report Jiangdong."

"Isn't the Yangtze River News supposed to be pragmatic? Let the world see Sun Quan's face." Guan Yu frowned.

Xu Shu quickly shook his head: "Although controlling evil with evil can vent your anger, it is not beneficial to Jingzhou now. The Yangtze River News has already had a great influence, and the Central Plains and Jiangdong are also doing business. It is not appropriate to anger Jiangdong soldiers too much. With Cao Hong coming, if Sun Quan is forced to push Cao Cao, then Jingzhou will be in danger."

"Could it be impossible to tell a lie?" Zhao Yun also expressed his doubts.

Xu Shu gently waved his hand: "It depends on how Jiang Gongyan handles it. Ziyu will definitely pay attention to these two issues of the newspaper. Besides, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Sun have always been at odds, so why don't you send someone to Quanling first to ask if you are with me?" Zilong with you?"

Guan Yu was silent for a moment and said: "Mrs. Sun has changed a lot in the past two years. She has been raising her daughter in another courtyard all day long. Send her to Chengdu to stop Sun Quan's thoughts. It seems that I have to send someone to Quanling to see Ziyu. , by the way, remind the Yangtze River News."

"Doesn't Zilong want to meet Ziyu?" Xu Shu asked meaningfully.

"It's good for Zilong to go to Quanling. Ziyu has the same methods as Yuan Zhi." Guan Yu had already learned about Zhao Yun's plight from Yiji, and unconsciously remembered that there were many ways for Lantian.

"Uh, respect is worse than obedience." Zhao Yun nodded and clasped his fists.

The next day, Zhao Yun went south to Quanling by boat, passed by the Yangtze River and found a beacon tower was being built on the bank. Su Fei and Gan Ning were very attentive to Guan Yu's instructions, and did not give the Jiangdong navy a chance to attack.

Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei to Shu. In the past two years, Jingzhou has become better and better. The two sides of the Xiangshui River have not withered due to the war. Although the spring plowing has been affected, under the guidance of agricultural researchers from various places, production has resumed quickly.

Lan Tian was not at home when he arrived at Quanling Prefect's Mansion. Gao Shun greeted Zhao Yun and explained: "General Zilong can wait in the mansion. Sir, he went to the Book and News Office at noon. I will send someone to invite him back."

Zhao Yun quickly waved his hand: "I know that the Books and Newspapers Office has been busy recently. General Gao doesn't need to disturb Mr. He will come back later. It just happens to be free now. Is it convenient for Yun to visit Mrs. Gan and the Crown Prince?"

Gao Shun nodded, "Naturally, it's convenient, please follow me."

Zhao Yun followed Gao Shun to the back house, and just walked through the garden in the middle to the porch, when suddenly a gust of wind rushed towards him.

Gao Shun instinctively dodged to the side, and the ball flew directly towards Zhao Yun's face.

With a bang, Zhao Yun grabbed the ball with one hand.

"It's amazing." Lan Ji's face was full of disbelief, he had already practiced this close-range shot so proficiently that even Gao Shun could only dodge it, but he didn't expect the opponent to catch it steadily.

"It's General Zilong." Adou pointed at Zhao Yun and cheered.

(End of this chapter)