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

Chapter 588: What is the difference between you and Zhao Kuo, who is talking about military affairs on paper?

Cao Xiu, Zhang He, and Cao Zhen's soldiers and horses surrounded Dingjun Mountain, with wooden fences and antlers set up, strong bows and crossbows ready, and they stood heavily guarded...

Jia Xu put his hands behind his hands and looked at the Shu army on Dingjun Mountain with a calm expression.

Beside the stream beside him, many soldiers, led by Jia Mu, were still desperately digging and filling the stream. This was to block the flow of water to Dingjun Mountain and thus cut off its water source.

There was also a group of defenders holding shields and holding crossbows to guard them.

"Dad?" Jia Mu saw his father, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then faced him.

Jia Xu asked: "Will the Shu army break through in the past few days?"

Jia Mu replied truthfully: "Our side broke through three times, but were stopped all the time. In the end, Zhao Yu retreated. As for...General Zhang He and General Cao Xiu, it seems that the Shu army also broke through several times, but the losses were even more heavy..."

Hearing this, Jia Xu nodded slightly, as if he was quite satisfied with the result.

Jia Mu then added: "According to the current progress, the water flow will be completely blocked in two days, and then the water source of the Shu army in Dingjun Mountain will be cut off... In this way, we can completely stop it as dad said. Wear them down!”

According to Jia Xu's strategic concept - surround the mountain! Trapped beast!

The screams came one after another, and were eventually covered up by the howling mountain wind. The fresh and cold mountain wind was also mixed with the smell of blood and anxiety.

——Dead end!

The mountain road became steeper and steeper, but the soldiers did not dare to slow down at all.

The soldiers' armor rustled in the wind, as if the death knell was tolling for them.

Cao Zhen suddenly laughed loudly, "He is indeed the number one poisoner in the Wei Dynasty... Mr. Jia's plan is good... Compared with cutting off the water source, poisoning is more effective and can eliminate these invading enemies once and for all. …”

Poison!

"Haha...hahahaha..."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha…"

He leaned over and held a handful of water, took a sip, and had a sweet aftertaste... He said slowly: "Why do you need to cut off their water source?"

His laughter continued... It seemed that his whole body became excited. For a moment, the laughter echoed in the empty valley,

...

Having said this, he took one last look at the clear stream, then turned around and walked slowly away.

After a long time, the two of them recovered...

At the entrance of the mountain road, arrows flew from all directions like locusts, drawing streaks of cold light in the night sky. In an instant, countless soldiers fell to the ground.

Only Jia Mu was left in shock and a round of panic from the inside out.

"Pull me...pull me..."

Before Jia Mu could finish speaking, Jia Xu stretched out his hand to interrupt. He mused: "What do you know...As everyone knows, this is a world where people eat people without spitting out their bones. You eat me, and I eat you..."

——"Dad... he is really as poisonous as the legend says!" 』

They know that every stop may mean the end of life.

A sense of solemnity enveloped it.

...

They were trapped on the mountain for two full days. If they didn't break out and go down the mountain, there would be only one way left for them:

The night was like ink, the firelight on Dingjun Mountain was swaying, and the sound of war drums suddenly echoed in the silent valley.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers on the mountains, with bright armor, but with exhaustion and determination, were breaking out of the encirclement along the steep mountain road. The rocks at their feet have become rugged due to millions of years of wind and rain erosion, and every step needs to be done carefully.

The soldiers did not dare to slack off or hesitate at all, so they could only be determined... gritting their teeth, they followed the footsteps and corpses of their companions and moved down the mountain step by step, but what they got in return was more screams and wails.

Poison…

As this sentence came out, Cao Zhen's eyes almost narrowed to a slit, and he quickly walked away to give instructions.

"help me…"

However, there is a determined light shining in their eyes, which is the desire for survival and the expectation of victory.

what…

"what…"

Speaking of this, Jia Xu pondered for a moment, and then let out a faint sigh: "Haha, in this ghost-like world, as long as you can win, what's the point of poisoning? No poison, no husband!"

But... these words reached Jia Xu's ears, but he couldn't help but make him shake his head.

His son Jia Mu did not dare to neglect, and even... Cao Zhen, Zhang He, and Cao Xiu did not dare to neglect in the slightest because of Jia Xu's reputation, and worked overtime to do this.

"Poison!" Following Cao Zhen's words, Jia Xu's indifferent expression cast an icy cold light.

Jia Mu, on the other hand, was in stark contrast to Cao Zhen's wanton laughter. He frowned and asked his father Jia Xu, "Dad? Are you really going to poison me? In this case... this Dingjunshan will..."

"Mr. Jia, do you want it?"

Jia Xu's words confused Jia Mu. Cao Zhen on the side also heard it. He walked over quickly and said, "Mr. Jia? If you want to trap the beast? Then you have to cut off its supplies. When the time comes, the enemy will collapse without a fight? What do you do? Say...you don’t need to cut off their water source?”

Cutting off the water source is the first and crucial step…

Faced with this question, Jia Xu went on to say: "This stream is the only river that flows to Dingjun Mountain. Instead of filling it up with a lot of trouble? Why not make it simpler and more direct!"

And the word "poison" was more like an awl, which quickly pierced Cao Zhen and Jia Mu's heart.

However, the most terrifying thing is not these rocks, but the enemy troops who are always ambushing under the mountain.

This move is very much in line with his wishes——

They can only keep going down, down, facing the arrows coming from all directions, and continue going down...

It seems that you have to step on this mountain peak to escape the clutches of death.

It's just a pity...below the mountain there are more ambushes and more traps...

--the fourth time!

Liu Feng's army of hundreds of battles, their fourth breakout, ended in "failure" and "failure" as usual...

But...except for the half of the soldiers who returned to the mountain in defeat, more than half of the soldiers and horses who broke out...fell on the mountain road.

"Quack quack..."

When the genius dawned, crows smelled the smell of blood and hovered here... They were waiting for a sumptuous meal, a meal that was enough to satisfy their hunger!

And this "quacking" crow screams...

But it seems that the last nerve of every Shu army soldier is about to be destroyed... They are about to collapse!

...

Seeing the well-organized Wei army at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, with flags flying, Liu Feng, who had always distinguished himself by his courage and wisdom, couldn't help but panic at this moment.

Yes, for three days in a row, he broke through four times... and was blocked four times. This made Liu Feng realize that... the current situation is completely different from what Ma Di said...

How can this be the incarnation of a sharp blade inserted into the heart of the enemy and drawing out the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron!

Haha, this is clearly a bit of a turmoil and a desperate situation!

"Report... General, the breakout on the front mountain has also failed. The enemy's ambush on the front mountain is more numerous and more ferocious..."

"Report, general...the soldiers only carry three days' worth of food with them. After today, I'm afraid they will run out of food!"

"Report to...General, the army is seriously short of ordnance and medicines are also in short supply. Many soldiers who have returned from injury are now facing a situation with no cure..."

A series of reports made Liu Feng's cheeks even more gloomy... and also made him feel most intuitively what despair is?

No hope at all!

Yes…

This is a more desperate situation than before when I led the people across the river with my father Liu Bei, when there were obstacles in front of me and pursuers behind me.

For a moment, Liu Feng's mind went blank. He was panicked, confused, and at a loss...

But he knew clearly that he had to cheer up. He asked the deputy general: "Have all the carrier pigeons been released? Is there any response from my father's side?"

"Everyone... was released..." the deputy general reported truthfully, "but... there has been no response from Shuzhong for three days in a row!"

"Why is there no response?" Liu Feng stood up suddenly, as if he was crazy, "My father should have come to save me. My father can't just watch me trapped in a tight siege, and watch these people traveling around with him. The soldiers were trapped in a heavy siege and refused to save them, right?"

Liu Feng's words had just been chanted.

On the side, Ma Di, who was wrapped in bandages and looked weak, opened his mouth, "It's useless...it's useless..."

His tone was sad, as if every word was filled with despair.

"It's useless?" Liu Feng was confused.

Ma Su said: "We are now deep in Dingjun Mountain. The enemy is besieging us and has not launched an attack just to attract reinforcements from Shu... Zhuge Military Advisor and Fazheng Military Advisor are both wise people? How could they not see through this anti-Wei poison?" The treacherous plot of the soldiers... They will not come to rescue us... They will definitely not come!"

Ma Su is good at scheming, and he still has the ability to figure out people's thoughts, but... this ability can be said to be "unhelpful" in the current situation!

When he said this, Ma Su couldn't help but lower his head.

In his mind, the last conversation he had with his master Zhuge Liang before leaving for the war flashed through his mind.

——"The disciple is well versed in scheming, how could he not know that this time... the master asked Mr. Liu Feng to attack Yangping Pass. This is called a narrow escape, and it is a situation destined to be difficult to conquer..."

——"But even if it is a narrow escape, it is an opportunity for the disciple... As long as the disciple is able to turn the tide and help Liu Feng conquer Yangping Pass and capture Hanzhong, then... the position of the Crown Prince will be settled, and there will be no change. This is Put yourself to death and survive! 』

Ha ha…

Put yourself to death and live again, haha...haha!

Ma Su now wants to laugh...

Thinking of his words at that time again, he just felt ridiculous.

Not only is it ridiculous...it's also sad.

The battlefield is far from being as simple as he imagined, and the alternation of victory and defeat is not just a verbal discussion. To win a battle... what is needed is a comprehensive plan and the attention to every detail. These... None of them can be taught by the art of war and strategy described in books.

A sentence that Guan Lin chanted and spread to Shu became extremely true at this moment:

——When you get money on paper, you will definitely know that you have to do it!

You have to do it——

——"I...am I still too naive?" 』

Thinking of this, Ma Su couldn't help but lower his head lower. He felt a deep sense of powerlessness all over his body.

It is precisely based on this that Ma Su now truly feels the gap between him and Guan Lin. This kind of gap... cannot be made up by military books and strong memorization, and this kind of gap cannot be brought to him by aristocratic families...

It is cognition;

It’s a plan;

It is experience... it is the accumulation of Zongzong's abilities that can finally turn the tide and survive.

Ha ha…

Now that I think about it, there is only one Guan Lin in Jingzhou, no... there is only one Guan Lin in the world.

The gap between him, Ma Su, and Guan Lin is not just a tiny bit, but an insurmountable gap.

"call…"

"call…"

Exhaling repeatedly, Ma Su realized...

He realized that he was wrong...he should not be jealous or slander Guan Lin at all.

Because they are not of the same dimension!

There is no comparison between them... To be more precise, he, Ma Di, is simply not worthy to compare with Guan Lin!

Seeing the always arrogant Ma Di suddenly wilted, Liu Feng quickly asked again:

"What should we do now?"

"I...I don't know!" Ma Su shook his head. He didn't even dare to raise his eyes and face Liu Feng's gaze. He was like a child who had done something wrong. In his clear eyes, besides stupidity, he also revealed There is infinite annoyance and confusion.

"You don't know?" Liu Feng was anxious. He pointed at Ma Su and said, "If it weren't for you? How could I have taken on the important task of attacking Yangping Pass? If it wasn't for your plan...how could I have attacked Dingjun Mountain? Now ...Now you are telling me that you don’t know? If you are like this, how is it different from Zhao Kuo, who talks on paper?"

"I…"

Obviously, when Liu Feng compared Zhao Kuo to Ma Di, Ma Di hesitated... He raised his head and wanted to argue, but... when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them all.

All he could think of was... murmuring: "On paper, Zhao Kuo... Zhao Kuo?" 』

at this time…

"Report...general, it's not good..."

A soldier hurried over, walked to Liu Biao, knelt down on one knee, and said with a horrified expression: "General... A large number of soldiers in our army have been poisoned... It is a highly toxic... When they were discovered, they were convulsing... and then... He bleeds from his seven orifices and dies..."

what…

Following the soldier's words, Liu Feng's expression became even colder, and Ma Di's face became even more pale and horrified.

Poisoned...poisoned?

It’s really a wave that has not subsided, and another wave... and another... and another wave!

"Take me to see..." Liu Feng immediately ordered.

Ma Su watched Liu Feng walk away step by step. He let out a long sigh and raised his head to look at the rising sun.

But... the appearance came from the heart, and the sun in his Ma Su's eyes had turned into a pitch black color.

...

...

In a mountain range not far from the junction of Jiangxia and Nanyang.

There is no light in the dark night...

But in this darkness, there was a voice that kept chanting.

"Hurry...hurry up-"

"Work hard and move to the carriage——"

"You go fishing in the river over there, there are a lot of-"

The one who made the sound was Zang Ba, the leader of the Taishan Army. With his rugged appearance, he was commanding a group of brothers from the Nanyang Army to fish out white phosphorus from the river in the valley, and then quickly carry it to the carriage... as fast as the wind.

They didn't dare to light the torch, firstly because they were afraid of being discovered, and secondly... they had heard too many rumors about this white phosphorus.

The most important thing is that when a fire is ignited, poisonous smoke spreads instantly... No one can escape the poisonous smoke.

It is precisely for this reason that during the process of transporting white phosphorus, both Zang Ba and Taishan Army were extremely cautious, and each of them was very energetic.

"Da da da…"

At this time, the sound of horse hooves suddenly resounded on the official road. It was more than a hundred horses. Although the horses' hooves had been wrapped in coarse cloth, the sound of so many horses could not be concealed.

And this also made Zang Ba...instantly alert.

"General Zang..."

At this time, a clear voice sounded. It was Cao Pi... He came ahead on horseback, still some distance away from Zang Ba. He immediately got off his horse and said, "General Zang... I have brought all the troops and horses of General Zhu Ling. This time...after loading this white phosphorus, we will evacuate together!"

Well…

After hearing Cao Pi's words, Zang Ba turned his eyes to Zhu Ling, Zhu Shu and his son behind him, and Zhu Ling and Zhu Shu also handed over their hands.

"General Zang, long time no see!"

Zang Ba nodded slightly and replied: "General Zhu has suffered a lot this year..."

Zhu Ling raised his hand rather boldly, "Let's not talk about that now. The most urgent task is to transport this batch of white phosphorus back..."

"Okay!" Zang Ba nodded heavily.

Zhu Ling had already begun to give instructions, "My son, quickly help General Zang's troops salvage and transport this white phosphorus..."

"Here!" Zhu Shu agreed, and immediately got busy with his guards.

On the other hand, Cao Pi saw that everything was in order here... He let out a long sigh. He bowed to Zhu Ling and then returned to Zhang Fang. Looking at Zhang Fang, who looked particularly weak, Cao Pi held Zhang Fang's hand. Square hands.

"If you persist, I will take you back to Luoyang right away..."

Zhang Fang didn't answer, but his eyes became determined.

He was sighing in his heart:

——"I want to go to Luoyang City more than you..." 』

At this moment, another horse arrived, which was Zhu Ling's personal guard. The guard quickly said something in Zhu Ling's ear.

Zhu Ling's expression suddenly became serious.

He quickly turned to Zang Ba, "General Zang... we need to speed up a bit. Liao Hua's troops in Anlu City have already begun to gather. They may have noticed us..."

Hmm...did you notice it?

Zang Ba seemed to be deep in thought, but soon he regained his composure and immediately waved his hand, "Speed ​​up a little. At the last hour, when the time comes, evacuate immediately..."

It's hard to imagine... In such a valley, Zang Ba, Cao Pi, Zhu Ling, Zhang Fang... everyone has completely different thoughts.

It may be said that they are alienated from each other, or they may have their own agendas, in short...

This night, the "scenery" in this small area was particularly beautiful.

It was in stark contrast to this side... On the other side, above the river, Ge Xuan and Jiang Juan were completing a deal with Gu Yong.

The Han River flows to Nanyang. The section of the river that turns south from Nanyang is called the Canglang River. When it reaches Jiangxia, it is renamed the Xia River...

Now, just above the summer water, countless cargo ships are ready to go.

You can see in the distance... at the end of Xia Shui, dozens of merchant ships are quietly docking...

Having said that, there is no "trade" between Jingzhou and the North, but Jingzhou needs the corn and cloth from the North... and the North needs the fish, fruits and vegetables from Jingzhou... Therefore, many merchants' ships will go back and forth between Xia Shui and Cang Between the waves.

Regarding this...the soldiers on both sides turned a blind eye and allowed them to trade.

But this time... under Ge Xuan's greeting, the merchant ship docked... During this period, there was a large amount of silk, grain, jade, rare items... a dazzling array.

Seeing all this, Gu Yong, the head of the Gu family who ranks first among the four surnames of Wu, nodded heavily.

His eyes looked towards the cargo ship on his side.

"King Wei really kept his promise and really delivered these money, food and jade articles. Then...our goods, Master Ge Tianshi...has already sent someone to inspect them, right?"

Ge Xuan made a ritual, and then said: "I have checked them all... Mr. Gu and the Wu family, both us and King Wei can trust them!"

Hearing this, Gu Yong smiled and said: "In the past, when Cao Gong went north, on the eve of the Battle of Chibi, we and other noble clans advocated surrender. If Lu Su and Zhou Yu hadn't persuaded Sun Quan to resist desperately, we would have been ministers of the Wei Dynasty by now. …These white phosphorus should be regarded as our meeting gift to the King of Wei, and we will accept all these weapons to strengthen ourselves, just waiting for the arrival of Wei’s heavenly troops, we will cooperate inside and outside... to restore peace and prosperity to Jiangdong!”

Hearing this, Ge Xuan saluted again, and Jiang Juan on the side also raised his hands and couldn't help but sigh: "It's so refreshing to do business with the Jiangdong clan!"

"Ah...hahahahaha..." Gu Yong immediately laughed and said: "Doing business with the King of Wei is also a blessing in the lives of rich people like us! Hahahaha..."

For a moment, laughter resounded...

A few people solemnly said goodbye...and then each changed ships and headed to the place where they should belong.

Slowly sailing away from the shore... After Jiang Yan checked the large amount of white phosphorus in the boat again, he couldn't help but sigh to Ge Xuan beside him: "This trip went very smoothly!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly realized... why is Zuo Ci not here?

Immediately, Jiang Yan asked: "Where is Mr. Wu Jiao?"

"In the house..." Ge Xuan replied: "During this period, the master has a new understanding of 'Tao', which is the key moment for enlightenment!"

indeed…

At this time, Zuo Ci was sitting alone in a cabin. His eyes were brightly opened, and what he could see... were several emphatically engraved words on the wooden sign in front of him.

——To conscience!

——The unity of knowledge and action!

--settle down!

It seemed that these... things gave him a new understanding of the morality he pursued, and it seemed that... the wandering Taoist priests in Jiangxia taught him many, many... and even opened the door to a whole new world for him.

"After you go back, you should practice this..." Zuo Ci closed his eyes quietly, and then continued to chant softly: "Knowing and doing are one, knowing and doing are one..."

It was as if he was in a new realm again.

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(End of this chapter)