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

Chapter 646: If you don’t succeed, you will be benevolent, and you will be successful in one battle.

Refund or not?

This is no longer a question of whether Hanzhong can be captured, but a question of life and death for the 200,000 troops in Shuzhong.

For Liu Bei, making this choice...has become very difficult.

At this moment, Liu Bei was not at all overjoyed at the great victory in Luoyang and the return of the Emperor. His face was filled with sorrow, and he had a document in his hand. This was the only amount of military rations sent by logistics, including grains and miscellaneous grains. Even the chaff used to feed the animals is included.

Liu Bei couldn't help but frown, raised his eyes to look at Fazheng and Zhao Yun who were left in the tent, and couldn't help but let out a faint sigh.

"Xiao Nao, Zi Long, take a look, for ten days... our army only has ten days of food left."

Ten days of food, this is an extremely sensitive number. You must know that when they cross Mianshui from Micang Mountain to the foot of Dingjun Mountain, even if the army evacuates in a hurry, the fastest, fastest... it will not be less than ten days, which means... Is it Jin? It’s retreat! A decision must be made!
Fazheng glanced at the document casually and handed it to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was still looking at it carefully, but Fazheng had already opened his mouth. "If we withdraw our troops, it will take ten days... to retreat to a city and county! There, we will be able to resupply...the remaining ten days of food and grass for the army. This...is already the limit."

Liu Bei's face was calm. He had no anger. His face was filled with frustration and dejection. He said calmly: "If I remember correctly, many times over the years... I was always just a little short of the difference between Cao Cao and Cao Cao in the past. During Yuan Shao's Battle of Guandu, I led an army to raid Xuchang from Runan, but I didn't want to be attacked by Cao Ren and was defeated...I finally had to retreat to Jingzhou and join Liu Biao! Thinking about it now, I was so far behind at that time. Defeat, now...but we are forced to do this, and there is no chance of losing in a row!"

At this point, Liu Bei's mood became even more dejected, "It's sad... Maybe God has destined me that I will never be able to defeat Cao Cao in a head-on battle. Thinking about it this way, the brilliance of the second brother and his son makes me, the elder brother and uncle, more brilliant." Too incompetent!”

Yes…

We are all Han troops, we are all advancing in unison, and we all aim to fulfill the strategic concept of the "Longzhong Strategy".

But the embarrassment is that... Longzhong's strategic concept was opened up by Jingzhou, but Liu Bei's side was still stagnant and made no progress.

Of course, this will not affect the friendship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, but Liu Bei will inevitably be labeled as "incompetent" and will be poked in the back by the world. He will be under great pressure!
Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but close his eyes, "Sometimes I wonder if I am too eager to attack Hanzhong from the north this time. Shuzhong has just been decided, and there have been years of war. The food and grass in the treasury are already stretched thin, but I desperately want to attack Hanzhong. Hanzhong, is it because the second brother and his son are too dazzling, so that even I... feel unprecedented pressure, so... I made this wrong decision, alas, forget it... The matter is now at this point, it has come to a point where I have to make a choice time! But it is also the time when I, Liu Bei, become a laughing stock!”

Without comparison, there is no harm!

Guan Yu and Guan Lin were too dazzling, which also made Liu Bei... too bleak.

As he chanted these words, Zhao Yun pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

However, Fa Zheng could hear the attitude of his good friend Liu Bei. It seemed that he was planning to... withdraw his troops!

call…

Fazheng couldn't help but sigh, and after thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but persuade: "My lord has already made a decision about this situation. Logically speaking, I shouldn't give any more advice, but a story suddenly came into my mind. , I won’t be happy if I don’t vomit…”

"It's okay to be filial and honest!" Liu Bei smiled helplessly, but still motioned for Fazheng to continue speaking.

Fazheng raised his head, "In the past, during the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao also encountered the same predicament as today's lord. The stalemate lasted for a long time, and food and support were exhausted... At that time, Cao Cao also had the intention to retreat. It was his two counselors Guo Cao. Jia Guo Fengxiao and Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo put forward the theory of "ten wins and ten defeats" and "four wins and four defeats" respectively, in order to persuade Cao Cao to persist and wait for the situation to change. It was precisely because of this that he waited for Xu You's surrender. , burning Wuchao, and in one fell swoop established the final victory of the Wei Dynasty in the Central Plains and the Northern Territory! "

At this point, Fazheng put his hands behind his back and continued, "Actually, 'ten wins and ten losses' and 'four wins and four losses' are just words. I can also use these words like Guo Fengxiao and Xun Wenruo." Like this, I told my lord countless... to persuade him to persevere. Similarly, the reason why Cao Cao was able to occupy the nine states in the world was not entirely due to luck. This kind of game and persistence at critical moments are even more precious. !”

Well…

From Fazheng's words, Liu Bei understood what he meant.

He pondered for a moment, and then asked solemnly: "Do you still want to insist on being filial?"

"I'm not sure, but..." Fazheng's tone became more firm, "But one thing is, if Cao Cao retreated even one step during the Battle of Guandu, then it would not be Cao Mengde who is fighting for the world with my lord now. , but Yuan Benchu!”

boom…

Rumble!
There were not many words in what Fa Zheng said, and his speech was not fast, but when it was conveyed to Liu Bei's ears, it was like the roar of five thunders and the rolling thunder from the sky!
insist.

All the words are gathered into one sentence, then there are only two words-persistence!
So? Here comes the problem!
Does perseverance necessarily equal a turnaround?
What if there is no transfer?
This is a bet...

It’s a huge gamble with one’s wealth and one’s life!

"Takanao...you..."

Liu Bei's expression became more complicated, as if he was still hesitating between retreating and not retreating.

No one is more eager to defeat Cao Cao than him, but at the same time... no one knows better than him that all this is hard-won now, and whether the dream of "Yu Bao building a chariot" is within easy reach or is drifting away. This is a choice.

"Zilong, what do you think?" Liu Bei turned his attention to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun pondered for a moment. He did not answer directly, but sighed lightly: "I heard that the thief Cao has also arrived in Guanzhong. This battle will inevitably become a decisive battle between the lord and the thief Cao!"

At the moment when this sentence was uttered...

Liu Bei's originally ambiguous eyes suddenly shone brightly, and even his big ears couldn't help but twitch violently.

If the opponent's leader is Xia Houyuan, then...Liu Bei may be able to mentally accept retreat, accept defeat, and accept inaction, but if the opponent is Cao Cao...

that…

The person he admires most in his life is Cao Cao!

The person he was most jealous of in his life was also Cao Cao!

In his life, the person he hates the most...he hates to the core of his bones is Cao Cao!

You know, once... when they were young, things that Liu Bei couldn't get despite all his efforts were always so readily available to Cao Cao.

You know, when he, his family Liu Yuanqi, and his good brother Gongsun Zan were learning Taoism from Lu Zhi in Goushi Mountain outside Luoyang City, he, a country bumpkin, heard the most... rumors about Luoyang City were also about Cao Cao!
He easily entered the Imperial Academy, became a disciple of Qiao Xuan, was taught by Cai Yong, learned the art of war from Duan Jue, and got acquainted with wealthy dignitaries such as Sima Fang!
Carrying a pair of halberds into Zhang Rang's mansion, assassinating Zhang Rang and escaping with his body intact, the case ended up being settled.

It's enough to cast a five-color stick to beat the powerful, but in the end, someone can still settle this matter for him!
Reputation, yes, for Liu Bei, even if it is a reputation that he can only earn with great difficulty by expressing his sincerity and interpreting the word "benevolence" to the extreme, but for Cao Cao, it is easily obtained.

Moved into Yanzhou and was elected by the public to become Yanzhou Shepherd;

Haha, he has been wandering for half his life... Liu Bei was looking for a place to settle down, but Cao Cao found it so easily.

That's not fair!
Family background, worldly status, status, and connections.

In this world, how can there be any fairness to a "grassroots" like Liu Bei?

But similarly, for a little guy like Liu Bei, the so-called counterattack standard is to use his own way to find his own way, to trample under his feet all those who originally trampled him under his feet and who he could not reach. .

It is precisely based on this...

Finally, he had another head-on confrontation with Cao Cao, and he would never give in.

In fact, this is indeed the case in the Battle of Hanzhong in history. In this duel, Liu Bei went completely crazy. He was so crazy that during the decisive battle with Cao Cao, he took an arrow himself... He kept rushing forward, completely desperate, if not Being stopped by Fazheng, being blocked in front of him by Fazheng...if he could not protect himself, Liu Bei in history would probably die here.

In fact, in this battle, in Liu Bei's view... what he set up was never a Han flag or a sign. What he set up... was the waist that he couldn't straighten up in front of Cao Cao all these years!

"Pass my military order to send soldiers from the Ten Schools to fish and hunt nearby, and recruit grain and grass from various tribes here!" Liu Bei's voice became firm, "In addition...tell Kong Ming...the supply of grain and grass in this battle is related to the final success or failure. If he can transport the grain, He is the number one hero in defeating Wei, if he cannot..."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei's expression darkened for a moment, "If not, then perhaps the souls of Bei and the soldiers of the three armies can only be built here forever."

Inexplicably, Liu Bei's last words suddenly became sad and tragic.

This is...to accomplish all the work in one battle;
This is also a blow that means failure or death!
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At this time, in the government office of Luoyang City.

A map was spread out on the desk in the study room. Guan Lin was closing his eyes and concentrating in the study room, as if his thoughts had already drifted into the distance.

When Fu Shiren arrived in a hurry, Lu Xun was also there, as if... Lu Xun had just arrived. Seeing Guan Lin deep in thought, he found a place to sit down and waited patiently for Guan Lin to regain his composure.

Fu Shiren, on the other hand, was very careless. As soon as he came in, he shouted directly, "Third brother, those merchants have come with news. They have...already..."

When he said this, Lu Xun stood up quickly, walked forward quickly, and made a "silence" gesture with his index finger.

"What?" Fu Shiren scratched his head and asked curiously, "What? You can't talk about urgent matters?" "Yun Qi is thinking about something..." Lu Xun explained quickly, "I saw his expression, he was thinking a lot. Seriously, maybe... he is setting up a certain plot again... At this critical moment of planning, it is better not to interrupt and let him think it through..."

Lu Xun deliberately kept his voice very low...

But still, Guan Lin's thoughts were interrupted. He slowly opened his eyes, then turned around and faced the two of them. "Bo Yan, big brother is here... Big brother said there is something urgent?"

After Guan Lin asked, Fu Shiren spoke calmly, "Yes, those merchants sent flying pigeons to send back the news, saying that they had passed Shangyong County and arrived at Hanshui River. If there are no accidents, the food will be available within five days." We can reach Uncle Liu Huang at the foot of Dingjun Mountain!"

Five days?

At this point in time, Guan Lin raised his fingers, squinted his eyes slightly, and said as if after some calculation, "Five days... that will be the last day agreed upon by these merchants and me..."

Lu Xun also knew very well about this matter. He said: "No matter what day it is, after all...it will be beneficial for the overall situation that this batch of military rations can be transported to Uncle Liu Huang."

After saying this, Lu Xun asked curiously: "But, I'm curious, what was Yun Qi thinking about just now? Is it also the battle between Uncle Liu Huang of Dingjunshan and Xia Houyuan, the hussar general who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty?"

"No..." Guan Lin directly waved his hand to deny Lu Xun's conjecture. He said calmly, "Actually, in this battle, ever since Adou cut off the sale of Shu brocade and transported all Shu brocade to Jingzhou... I am sure that the food and grass will not It’s my uncle’s constraint! Frankly speaking, I never worry about food and grass!”

"That…"

This sound was chanted by Fu Shiren and Lu Xun at the same time. It was as if they wanted to know... what was Guan Lin still thinking about?
At this time, Guan Lin's voice came out again, "Actually, what I'm most worried about is exactly how to fight the Hanzhong... war after my uncle solves the food problem?"

"Didn't Yun Qi give "Yun Farewell" to General Zhao Zilong? According to what you said in the past, it records Xia Houyuan's weaknesses. Using his weaknesses to defeat the enemy with one strike... doesn't seem to be difficult!"

Lu Xun asked back.

Guan Lin shook his head directly, "If this battle at Dingjun Mountain is my first battle since my debut, and Ni Wei doesn't recognize the characteristics of my tactics, then... maybe "Yunbie Zhuan" may have a better understanding of Xia Houyuan's weaknesses. The use will be fruitful, but now... they have suffered too much in my hands. Cao Cao, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu... are all extremely smart people. They have learned a lot from their mistakes. I am worried that... their past failures are enough to help them. They have predicted the characteristics of my tactics, and they will think that... I will take advantage of Xia Houyuan's weaknesses, and then... counterattack. "

This…

Following Guan Lin's words, Lu Xun and Fu Shiren couldn't help but widen their eyes at the same time.

It was like they had a sentence written all over their cheeks.

——This is a high-end game!
Indeed, if it is true as Guan Lin said, Cao Cao, Jia Xu, and Cheng Yu, after suffering so many losses and with the support of so many failed battle samples, are well aware of the characteristics of Guan Lin's strategy, then... they will definitely Thinking of this, I thought that Guan Lin would take advantage of Xia Houyuan's weakness.

Then... then...

"Gudong", Lu Xun swallowed and said.

Fu Shiren scratched his head and said, "This...isn't it! That Cao thief...is so smart? How many fires...didn't burn them to death, they were all smart!"

"I would rather believe that it exists than that it doesn't exist... So..." Guan Lin blinked his eyes, and then his expression became serious, "Bo Yan, big brother... you just happened to be here, let's fight Dingjun Mountain together. Let’s simulate the sand table again. According to...the situation after Cao Cao predicts that I will use Xia Houyuan’s weakness to counterattack, let’s go through it all——”

Guan Lin said these words meticulously and resonantly.

His expression also became extremely serious.

In fact, Guan Lin agreed with Fu Shiren's unintentional words. Nowadays... those who rebel against Wei, especially the advisers, as long as they are not burned to death by fire, must have become smarter. This... is the price of blood!
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...

On a mountain along the Han River, Deng Yang stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the place.

Standing next to him was Cao Xiu, who had broken an arm.

After Cao Xiu became disabled, Xia Houyuan was sent to Shangyong as the county guard by Xia Houyuan, firstly to recuperate from his injuries, and secondly... Xiahou Yuan could rest assured that his own people would be in charge of the entire Shangyong. This was the flank of the Hanzhong battlefield.

At this moment, Cao Xiu's expression was solemn, and his tiger eyes were staring at the merchants who were transporting bags of goods to the merchant ships beside the Han River.

After a while, Cao Xiu finally opened his mouth: "How can you tell that they are not transporting business goods? But food?"

"Perhaps, this is difficult for ordinary people, but it is very simple for me to judge these things..." Deng Yang raised the corner of his mouth, "For all goods transported on trucks and carriages, I only look at the ruts, car prints, and ships The height of the sinking can roughly determine what is being transported. This is easy for me. "

Deng Yang is greedy for money and lustful, but... he is not stupid.

We will not turn a blind eye to the goods delivered just because merchants send a large amount of money.

On the contrary, all corrupt officials are shrewd and sensitive to food, goods, money, women, etc.!
He just took one look at the merchant's convoy and was sure... they were transporting food.

During this sensitive period, grain was transported across the Han River to Micang Road.

Haha...their business? It's not obvious yet.

"If it is really food, then Xuan Mao (Deng Yang) will have made the first contribution——"

Cao Xiu curled his lips, then waved his hand decisively.

"Everyone, come with me to search this caravan——"

"As long as they dare to resist or disobey, they will be killed without mercy——"

Following Cao Xiu's words, more than a thousand soldiers quickly went down the mountain and headed towards the Han River merchant ship.

But Deng Yang...he was the only one who raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing an intriguing smile.

...

...

Chang'an City, inside the temporary palace.

The huge sand table of the "Hanzhong Battlefield" spread out in front of Cao Cao.

The majestic Yangping Pass, the towering Dingjun Mountain, the vast Hanzhong Plain, every defensive position, every stuck point, all flashed through Cao Cao's eyes one by one.

At this time, Cheng Yu walked into the room.

He saluted immediately. "Meet the king!"

But he directly added a question: "I don't know what the king's minister is doing?"

As his voice fell, Cao Cao did not reply directly, but pointed to Dingjun Mountain, then to Yangping Pass, and to the clay figurine that symbolized Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses.

Cao Cao's voice was very slow, but every word was so clear and sonorous.

"Zhongde, I am thinking, if Liu Bei solves the food problem, how will he fight in the battle of Dingjunshan?"

what…

Cheng Yu didn't expect that what Cao Cao asked was...this!
You know, according to Jia Xu and Xia Houyuan's description, it is impossible for Liu Bei to solve the food problem, which is also the key to their counterattack and victory.

"Why does the king ask this?"

Cheng Yu's words made Cao Cao's tiger eyes suddenly overflow with anger, "Gu Naguan Si has suffered too many losses. Too many incredible things have happened to him, too many desperate situations have survived, so... If you learn to be smart, you will make progress. If you play with him, you have to learn to take one step and watch the other three!"

At this point, Cao Cao continued to speak, "Liu Bei has always been defeated in Gu's hands all his life. Haha, Gu is not afraid of him. He is only worried about Guan Si. Guan Si is best at exploiting the weaknesses of our generals. Dingjun The commander on the other side of the mountain is Miaocai (Xia Houyuan), Zhongde... tell me what weaknesses Miaocai has that this guy Guan Si will take advantage of!"

Cao Cao's words, every word, every word make the point clear...

It seems that with these words, he is not doubtful, but certain... He is certain that if Liu Bei can pass the food test, then Guan Lin will definitely take advantage of the weakness of his good brother Xia Houyuan!
Humph, he had too many brothers, too many clansmen, and too many fierce generals, all of whom died due to Guan Lin's methods.

At the cost of so much blood, Cao Cao...even Cao Cao in his later years was forced...to grow up!
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(End of this chapter)