Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 268 Tian Ji Horse Racing

The winter sun was dim and pale.

When Cao Cao's army arrived in Huainan, they looked at a withered wilderness.

In front of him, the towering Shouchun City is like the only oasis in the wilderness, a piece of hope.

Cao Cao asked Cao Zhi to sit with him in the open carriage, while Sima Yi was arranged to drive. Seeing the depression everywhere, Cao Cao ordered the army to rest on the spot.

At this moment, Cao Cao got out of the carriage slowly, and looked at the once magnificent and prosperous Huainan, but now it was dilapidated, with melancholy and distress.

His face was a little sad, and he stood up suddenly.

"I remember that more than ten years ago, Yuan Shu in Huainan became the emperor here. The people ate each other, and the state was depressed. The soldiers were starved because of the leftover meat. The Jianghuai area was empty, and the people ate each other! I never thought that it has already passed. After more than ten years, this Huainan is still like this, so depressed, so dilapidated! This is my fault!"

Cao Zhi and Sima Yi were silent when they heard the words.

Cao Cao went on to say, "It's strange. It's strange that Gu was eager for success. After the Battle of Chibi, he tried to move the population of Huainan to the north. At that time, the master Bo Jiangji advised Gu not to do this. Gu didn't listen. Sure enough, it eventually led to the Jianghuai area. 10 people escaped the control of Gu and took refuge in Jiangdong, which is where Gu failed."

"However, the relocation of these people has made Huainan the main battlefield for Gu and that Bi Yaner to hunt as they wished. They fought steadily and firmly, and cleared the wilderness. This is how General Wen Yuan's [-] broke! This is where Gu succeeded!"

Sima Yi looked at Cao Cao with admiration in his eyes...

He didn't admire Cao Cao's success and failure in words, but admired him for being able to face merits and demerits so calmly.

"Come on, tell me, how is the situation in Huainan now?"

Cao Cao stood beside the carriage and gave orders to the soldiers.

Immediately, Jiang Ji, who had just been praised by Cao Cao, truthfully reported: "Before the Eastern Wu raided Hefei, General Le Jin and General Li Dian fought desperately. In the end, General Li Dian was captured and General Le Jin's army was almost wiped out. Now Soochow occupies Hefei, and its momentum is in full swing."

"What a blue-eyed Jiangdong!" Cao Cao said with emotion: "The defeat of Xiaoyaojin, the shame of Xiaoyaojin, has been completely washed away by their battle! I'm sorry for Wen Yuan's voice that made Jiangdong 'stop crying'."

Zhang Liao had already brought troops here to welcome Cao Cao. Hearing Cao Cao's emotion, he immediately said, "Hefei is the stronghold and barrier to attack Soochow. Must mouth."

Cao Cao's hand drew a line along the Shouchun City in front of him, as if connecting the city of Hefei, which is hundreds of miles away, with Shouchun.

...Cao Cao said with emotion: "Gu wants to plan Hefei City, and Bi Yaner also wants to plan Shouchun. That Bi Yaner knows better than Gu. If Shouchun falls, then with the Jianghuai as the base, Soochow finally avoided that trap. In the battle of beasts, Dong Wu has the capital to compete with Gu... This Bi Yan'er is in Huainan, looking at Xuzhou and Qingzhou! This Bi Yan'er has a bit of his elder brother's ambition!"

At this moment, a scout rushed here, "Report—" The scout knelt down, "I have just received news from the Prime Minister that Marquis Wu personally led the troops and added [-] troops to Hefei. There are no less than [-] soldiers."

As soon as this remark came out, the generals and military advisers present were taken aback.

"Look..." Cao Cao slowly sat back on Wuyu's carriage, "What a good Sun Zhongmou, he never brought out so many soldiers and horses in the Battle of Chibi. He is determined to hunt here in Huainan..."

Zhang Liao cupped his hands: "The last general invites us to fight. It only takes [-], but the enemy is still defeated by [-]!"

Le Jin also cupped his hands: "The last general will fight, make up for the mistakes, and make meritorious deeds!"

Cao Zhi also said anxiously: "Sun Quan leads the troops himself, and Shouchun in Hefei is only a hundred miles away. If we let his [-] soldiers join together, it will definitely become a serious problem. Please order my father to strike him halfway... to prevent him from joining forces. .”

Cao Cao looked around, and everyone was eager to try, but Sima Yi was still holding the reins of the carriage with both hands, with his head bowed.

Cao Cao couldn't see his expression clearly, but it was obvious that he was neither anxious nor worried, and he didn't even feel the deep shame of being a "groomman".

Some are just a kind of calmness that sees through everything.

For a moment, Cao Cao felt as if his thoughts had been seen through by this young man, which made him feel angry for no reason.

Cao Cao waved his hand: "I have to think about it again, everyone, get back first, and when I go to Shouchun City at night, I will beat the drums to discuss the matter!"

Although everyone was impatient, they didn't dare to make a hasty decision, so they could only bow together and retreat.

The army continued to move forward, Sima Yi was still acting as a groom, and Cao Cao and Cao Zhi were still sitting in the open Wuyu carriage.

Suddenly, Cao Cao asked:

"Sima Zhongda, as a lonely army Sima, what are you hiding in your heart? Tell me!"

When asked a question out of the blue, Sima Yi quickly raised his spirits and replied cautiously: "The prime minister's eyes are as bright as a torch, and I do have something hidden in my heart. I am thinking about 'Tian Ji's horse racing'!"

"Oh?"

Everyone knows the story of Tian Ji's horse racing, but at this time, Cao Cao inevitably became a little more curious, "How did you figure it out? Tell Gu and Zijian too."

Sima Yi held the reins of the horse with one hand, and said, "Think about it again, lower officials, when Tian Ji raced horses with the King of Qi, at first it was the top, middle, and low horses against the top, middle, and low horses. Tian Ji was not the king of Qi's opponent. According to Sun Bin's suggestion, the best horses were aligned with the king's middle horses, the middle horses were matched with the king's low horses, and the low-grade horses were aligned with the king's best horses... thus far, a complete victory!"

"Now Xiangfan, Jiangxia, and Huainan are connected together. The lower officials are dull, and there are three soldiers and horses, but they can't figure out which one is Prime Minister Cao's high-grade horse, which one is Prime Minister Cao's middle-grade horse and low-grade horse. I also don't know where the top, middle and bottom three horses of the Sun-Liu Alliance are placed?"

"Ha ha ha ha…"

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Cao laughed. Sima Yi's idea really surprised him and made him vigilant, "Since this question was written by Zhongda, Zhongda should tell Gu your answer!"

This…

Sima Yi obviously hesitated, and he said slowly, "The prime minister is personally in command, and General Zhang Wenyuan is the vanguard. This Huainan road is naturally a top-notch horse, and Sun Quan dispatched [-] troops to hunt with the prime minister in Huainan. Far better than Jiangxia and Xiangfan in Jingzhou, so in terms of military strength alone, he is also a top-notch horse!"

"As for General Xu Huang and Guan Yunchang, General Xu Huang is good at the ten heavy deer. It's a medium horse!"

Cao Cao nodded happily at Sima Yi's words.

"You go on..."

"General Yu Jin led the Runan Army and the Nanyang Army with 15 troops. His opponent Guan Lin was only a [-]-year-old boy and had never had experience in commanding troops alone. Kuo usually talks about soldiers on paper, but his military strength alone is no more than [-], and he has to divide troops to garrison the cities of Jiangxia... According to the officials, Guan Lin is the inferior horse of the Sun-Liu Alliance. Wait for the horse!"

After hearing Sima Yi's words, Cao Cao remained silent for a long time...

After pondering for a while, Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Hahahaha...According to Zhongda, there are only two middle-grade horses and one high-grade horse!"

Sima Yi bowed his head, not daring to speak.

Cao Cao pondered again, and whispered orders to the left and right.

"Where is Xu Chu?"

"The last general is here!" Xu Chu, who was riding a horse beside him, quickly agreed.

"Let Le Jin lead [-] soldiers to secretly support Yu Jin... to attack Jiangxia!"

"No!" Xu Chu took the order.

Cao Zhiyou was at a loss, but Sima Yi had already cupped his hands and said, "Your Prime Minister has learned a lesson!"

"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao laughed, "Zhongda, your idea is right. Xiangfan, Jiangxia, and Huainan are the first-line battlefields, and the key to this battlefield is not Xiangfan and Huainan, but Jiangxia and Nanyang...Medium Ma Not enough, I have to increase the number of troops to Nanyang to [-], let this high-class horse trample Jiangxia well, if Jiangxia is determined, then the other two groups of soldiers and horses will definitely be very powerful, defeating the enemy is no problem!"

Hearing this, Sima Yi took a deep breath.

In short, the prime minister listened to his strategy.

This is completely different from Tian Ji's horse racing.

Instead, concentrate superior forces and destroy the enemy's weakest line of defense...

This trick was tried repeatedly during the Battle of Guandu, on the Yanjin battlefield, on the Baima battlefield, and when Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Cao Cao is familiar with it!

It seems to be aware of Sima Yi's meritorious service...

Cao Zhi's eyeballs rolled, and he thought of the words he said when he parted with Li Miao...

Li Mina's earnest instructions, especially in his ears.

"Zijian, leave it to me in Luoyang, and Shouchun, you have to do everything possible to get rid of that Sima Zhongda!" 』

"As long as he is dead, the three Cao Zihuan will not be your opponents, the son will be yours, and Zhen Ji will be yours—"

Thinking about this, especially thinking about Zhen Ji...

Cao Zhi's face condensed slightly.

Seeing that his beloved son's expression was not right, Cao Cao immediately asked, "What's wrong with Zijian?"

Cao Zhi replied softly, because Sima Yi was driving the horse, he said in a voice so light and thin that only he and Cao Cao could hear: "My son... my son heard Sima Zhongda talking about Tian Ji's horse racing with his father, and suddenly thought of it. the horse..."

Cao Cao asked, "Is it a poem about horses?"

"No!" Cao Zhi said solemnly, "It's...that dream my father had!"

hum...

Following Cao Zhi's words, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly narrowed, showing sharpness in his eyes.

After being reminded by his son, he suddenly came to his senses.

——Three horse troughs!
——It’s the three-horse trough!

When Cao Zhi saw his father's expression, he quickly added another sentence.

"My child remembers that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Tian Ji, who raced horses with the King of Qi in Qi State, did not end well. As the saying goes, 'If you show your sharpness, you will inevitably lead to death!'"

Because of Cao Zhi's reminder, Cao Cao didn't just think of Tian Ji. Tian Ji was sued by Zou Ji...the civil servant who "satires the king of Qi and accepts advice", and finally fled to the state of Chu...all his clansmen died!
Tian Ji horse racing...it's a stupid victory.

Cao Cao thinks more of the three-horse trough, and Sima... is also a horse!

Cao Zhi's soft words were still coming out.

"There are not many people who can pry into father's mind—"

For a moment, Cao Cao only felt a chill down his back.

Inexplicably, for a moment, he and Cao Zhi had the same idea.

He even recalled what Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao told him before he died.

——"The minister is in charge of the school affairs office, and he knows Sima Yi better than the lord. This Sima Yi has far-reaching intentions, and the minister can't reach it. The minister originally thought that the minister could suppress him for several years, and gradually subdue him for the master... But... Now, if he still cannot be used by the lord, the lord must kill him as soon as possible, and cannot let him be used by the Han family, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei. Once he is released, there will be endless troubles, remember, remember..."

Cao Cao especially remembered that he grabbed Guo Jia's hand and said in shock.

"I know it, I know it!"

——"After all these years, if Zijian hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about it. 』

Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi who was driving the horse, and thought to himself:

——"Or, what method did Sima Zhongda use to make Gu forget? 』

With this in mind, Cao Cao's eyes became more sharp.

At the same time, suddenly, Sima Yi, who was driving the horse, suddenly felt his back go cold. He knew that Cao Cao and Cao Zhi were talking, but he didn't know what they were talking about.

However, a strong evil spirit and icy aura shrouded here, casting a heavy haze over his mood.

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Jiangxia, Anlu City.

This is a relatively large city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and it is also the main battlefield of the Jiangxia battlefield here, where Guan Lin and Yu Jin are duel.

This city at the junction of Nanyang and Jiangxia once left a strong mark in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, and even the Qin Dynasty.

——In the 28th year of Qin Shihuang, Qin Shihuang toured southeast counties and counties, first went to Mount Tai and Liangfu Mountain to enshrine Zen, then along the coast of the Bohai Sea, passed through Chengshan and Zhifu (fu two sounds) to Langyetai, and went southwest, passing through Pengcheng, Cross the Huaihe River in the south, pass Hengshan, Nanjun, return to Wuguan, and finally return to Xianyang.

Among them, Hengshan, Xiangshan, Nanjun, and Wuguan are all extremely important places around Anlu.

At this moment, Yujin's [-] Runan soldiers and [-] Nanyang soldiers are camped in two places. The Nanyang soldiers are stationed at the foot of Hengshan Mountain, and another army is stationed in the dense forest a hundred miles away from Anlu City.

Because it is winter, the trunk is withered and there are no leaves, so there is no need to worry about fire attack...

And these withered tree trunks are the natural material for the camp of the army...

Inexhaustible.

Such two villages are mutually horns, which is the consistent style of Yu Jinzhu's military village.

"call--"

The military stronghold at the foot of Mount Heng was stationed by Nanyang County, where Hou Yin, the prefect of Wancheng, and Wei Weikai, the capital of Nanyang, were stationed here.

Because Zhu Ling disobeyed the military order, he was demoted to the chief of logistics, in charge of the heavy burden of food transportation.

It's just... Although he was appointed as the Chief of Logistics, 120 army sticks are enough for him to stay out of bed for half a month.

"Ah... give me a light wipe!"

At this moment, in the logistics tent, Zhu Ling's son, Captain Zhu Shu, is administering medicine to his father Zhu Ling.

Zhu Ling vented all the grievances of being banned on his son.

Very loud sound…

Temper is very violent.

Outside the door, there were a group of Zhu Ling's personal soldiers who were equipped with horses and armor, and had a prominent position in the army. Now they are also sent to the logistics side along with Zhu Ling.

They are also talking.

"General Zhu was originally General Yuan Shao. When Prime Minister Cao conquered Tao Qian, General Zhu was sent by Yuan Shao to assist Cao Cao in the battle. Finally, after the Battle of Xuzhou, most of the lieutenants returned to Yuan Shao's side, but General Zhu stayed with his troops. After that, General Zhu was the first to follow Prime Minister Cao...but it was Yu Jin, what is he? How can he be such an army stick, General Zhu? Is he worthy?"

"Yes, General Zhu followed Prime Minister Cao to conquer Shouchun these years and intercepted and killed Yuan Shu. It was General Zhu who forced Yuan Shu to die on the road without even drinking the honey syrup; after Jizhou was pacified, Zhonglang general Cheng Ang rebelled, It was General Zhu who killed him on the spot. Even if Cao Gong misunderstood him because of this matter, and Cao Gong seized the military power and gave it to Yu Jin, he never complained... He held General Zhu's soldiers in Yu Jin, why? Why? "

"Hey, I banned [-] Runan soldiers, [-] of which were originally under the command of General Zhu. I will give him face and respect him as a general, but this cannot be the reason for him to bully our General Zhu!"

Just at this moment, a voice came out, "I'll make a joint statement to Cao Gong, or get together to seek justice from Na Yujin. If there is no justice for today's matters, I will turn it against him, and turn against him!" of…"

With the last sound came out.

A "dong" sound came from Zhu Ling's big tent.

"Father...father..." Zhu Ling's son Zhu Shu could only hear him shouting.

All the guards rushed in, only to see Zhu Ling fall off the bed.

He endured the severe pain in his buttocks, and said loudly: "That is to say, this general cannot go down to the ground, otherwise... this general will take your head, wait...you dare to speak nonsense again, this general... this general... ah..."

Another piercing pain...

No one can go to the ground in a month after bearing 120 army sticks.

No matter how strong Zhu Ling's body is, this time will not be less than half a month.

He is in great pain right now...

"General Zhu..."

All the guards hurriedly helped Zhu Ling back to the bed.

huh... huh...

Zhu Ling gasped heavily, he wanted to speak, but the severe pain made him speechless.

"General Zhu... I won't dare to speak nonsense when I realize my mistake—"

"roll…"

Accompanied by Zhu Ling's hoarse "roll" sound, all the guards withdrew one after another.

His son, Zhu Shu, felt sorry for his father and understood the behavior of these soldiers. He babbled, "These are all soldiers who have been with my father for several years. Why should father be like this?"

"Ahem..." Zhu Ling coughed for a while, but he still forcibly took out a letter from his arms, "The more you have to do, the less you can reveal the slightest rumor, you... you send this letter to Anlu City for me! Send it to Guan Lin, Guan Yunqi, the fourth son of the Guan family..."

what…

Just a moment ago, he was still a loyal father, but the sudden words made Zhu Shu completely dumbfounded. He could no longer tell... Was it the real father just now, or is it now...

"Father...you...you want to betray? To Guan Lin's side? Can...can..."

Zhu Shu's tone faltered...

"Don't ask anything, just do what I tell you..." Zhu Ling's tone was unusually firm.

"Could it be that father is... a false surrender?"

Zhu Shu said something abruptly.

Zhu Ling stretched out his hand and wanted to hit his son, but his great weakness made him helpless, "You...don't talk nonsense, you...you must be a father if you really want to betray!"

Zhu Ling stared deeply at his son...

He couldn't say anything more, but his heart was throbbing.

——"Son, your position as marquis in the future... is here! 』

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Jiaozhou, Lu Jiajun Junzhai.

"The Marquis of Wu has an edict. It is a common matter for soldiers to hear about the victory or defeat. If Yu Lin's conquest fails, General Lu should regroup and fight against Nabu Mountain City again! Guyou waits for Boyan to go to the winter solstice to taste wine and appreciate plum blossoms!"

Following Sun Quan's accompanying guard general Jia Hua's loud reading.

Lu Meng had already delivered the "20 shi of grain" raised as scheduled, and Lu Xun saluted with difficulty with the support of his son Lu Yan.

"Thank you Marquis Wu for your trust, and thank you General Lu Meng for your great help. If Yu Lin is captured, it will all be thanks to Marquis Wu's wisdom. General Lu will take the lead in ensuring that the food and grass are safe."

Lu Xun looked like a young man whose edges and corners had been smoothed.

Jia Hua returned the salute with a smile, and led a group of Qu, along with the laborers who escorted the grain and grass, back together.

Lu Xun watched them walk away slowly.

Lu Yan beside him pursed his lips, "Father, could it be that we were thinking too much, could it be that the fourth son of Guan made Han Xuan separate the relationship between father, Marquis Wu and General Lu!"

"Cough cough..."

Hearing this, Lu Xun coughed violently, and said flatly, "I wish I was thinking too much..."

With the fall of this voice.

Lu Xun's complexion changed, and there was a little more sternness in his eyes, "Check, check now, every bag of grain must be opened... every bag must be checked clearly, clearly—"

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　Ps:

　　(Such as swallowing a razor blade, feeling overwhelmed with pain, falling asleep, falling asleep.)
　　(Masters, readers, take care! Don’t catch a cold!)

　　(I analyzed the big data. At this point in time, in fact, everyone should carry poison. If you catch a cold and your immune system is weak...the poison will take advantage of it, and your body will be defeated!)

　　(The so-called soldiers are deceitful——)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)