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

In the middle of Shu, Chengdu, the Military Advisor General's Mansion.

Zhuge Liang was dealing with official documents. The pile of official documents was as thick as a mountain. His annotation speed seemed to be unable to keep up with the speed at which the guards outside the door could deliver them.

The room was quiet, cigarette smoke was curling up, and Zhuge Liang had annotated another book. This was sent from Dujiangyan. Because of the promotion of new farm tools, and also because of the successful implementation of the national policy of re-measurement of land and allotment of land into acres, farmers were extremely enthusiastic about farming. High, so Fei Yi put forward a brand-new concept in this memorial.

——If after taking over Hanzhong, one should practice cultivation for ten years. In this way...the gratifying situation of "expanding fields, solid warehouses, sharp tools, and abundant livestock" can be achieved.

only…

With a sound of "Alas", Zhuge Liang let out a long sigh, and then shook his head deeply. He felt that Fei Yi was young after all. He had been cultivating for ten years. How could this situation be possible now?

If Hanzhong is really captured, it will be just like the saying goes that one can make great efforts, then it will weaken again, and it will be exhausted three times.

The Lord can directly leave the Qinling Mountains, capture Guanzhong, and point his troops at Yongliang;
On the Luoyang side, Guan Yunchang could also attack Bingzhou directly from the north and extend the front to the north;
As for Yunqi... they used the soldiers from Jiangdong to quickly encroach on Xuzhou and Qingzhou. In the end, the three armies converged on Youzhou, pacified Youzhou in one fell swoop, and conquered Liaodong. In less than twenty years... the world could be settled!
Of course, this involves an important issue - food and grass!
But, miraculously, the problem of food and fodder for Liu Bei's army, the lord of Dingjun Mountain, was solved miraculously because of Guan Lin's plan and because of the merchants from the Central Plains.

Perhaps, Yun Qi can still use this method of raising food to eradicate Ni Wei in one go.

Besides, the great success of new farm tools and the implementation of allotment of crops into acres have provided important support for food, grass and support. Zhuge Liang is confident that he can continuously replenish the food and grass.

Rather…

The most difficult thing is how to capture Hanzhong!
Although recent intelligence shows that the situation in Hanzhong is very good, and because of the guidance of "Yunbie Zhuan", this battle seems destined to not be difficult.

But for some reason, Zhuge Liang's left eye kept twitching, as if his lord Liu Bei and the more than 100,000 Shu troops were in danger!
This made his mind extremely complicated.

Yang Yi and Jiang Wan looked at Zhuge Liang deep in thought and looked at each other. Yang Yi advised: "Actually, the military advisor does not need to be so worried. Over at Dingjun Mountain, our Shu army has the advantage in terms of military strength, and the problem of food and grass has been solved. Wei Jun has no chance..."

After that, Yang Yi sorted and categorized the documents that Zhuge Liang had casually put down.

Zhuge Liang's left eyelid kept twitching as always. He tried hard to suppress the anxiety and calm himself, "I hope so -"

At this time, Jiang Wan took out a document from his arms, "Military advisor, this is a letter sent by Li Hui, a meritorious official who is lurking in Jianning County, Nanzhong. He said that he was inquiring about the Man King's residence in Nanzhong. I saw a familiar face, the same as that of Cao Cao’s popular figure Cheng Yu! "

The Li Hui mentioned by Jiang Wan was from Yuyuan County, Jianning County. He was a small postal supervisor during Liu Zhang's period. After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, he was worshiped as a meritorious Cao Shuzuo and was assigned to serve in his hometown of Jianning.

Now, due to the situation, Zhuge Liang specially sent Li Hui a large number of portraits of high-ranking Wei army officials, and asked him to secretly observe the surroundings of the Barbarian King's tribe, in order to prevent Cao Cao from having any contact with the Southern Barbarians at this time.

Now it seems that Zhuge Liang's worries are not unnecessary!

If that person is really Cheng Yu, it shows that Cao Cao has taken this step...

It's a good move to make distance and close attacks.

At this time, Yang Yi held his chin, pondered for a moment, and said: "Military advisor, in fact, it doesn't matter. Over the years, the lord and the military advisor have tried their best to appease the Nanman, even if they have not paid taxes and have not implemented the concept of sharing the land with the people." It can be regarded as turning a blind eye. They have no enmity with us. Moreover, the Southern Barbarians are martial arts. The current situation in Hanzhong, if our army wins, will definitely deter them and prevent them from taking rash actions..."

"But what if our army is defeated in the battle of Hanzhong?"

Following Zhuge Liang's words, Yang Yi was a little surprised. He asked subconsciously, "How could Hanzhong be defeated?"

Zhuge Liang stared at Yang Yi with half worry and half contemplation. He waved the feather fan gently in his hand and let the breeze blow across his face. "I don't know why, I am always a little worried. I feel that the battle in Hanzhong will not be so easy. I feel that the battle in Hanzhong will not be so easy." …”

Zhuge Liang originally wanted to say that neither Wei nor Cao Cao would be at the mercy of others and would not remain unchanged. This time... with just a copy of "Yun Bie Zhuan", would he make this battlefield simpler? Child's play?

In later generations, there is a phenomenon called Murphy's Law.

The so-called Murphy's Law refers to the fact that the things you worry about will definitely happen——

For example, right now...

"Report..."

As a personal guard hurriedly ran into the study of the general's mansion, he seemed to have been burned by fire, and his tone was extremely urgent, "Commander, I'm sorry, I just received the letter from Fei Ge. Hanzhong... The war situation in Hanzhong was unfavorable. Then Cao Cao... That Cao Cao actually built a plank road secretly to Chencang, led the Yongliang army in Guanzhong to join the battle, and set up an ambush at Dingjun Mountain. Now... now on the entire Bashan ridge, the Lord's Shu army is divided into multiple sections. Each legion fought on its own, and Xia Houyuan... led his army to clear out the mountains and forests, and the fighting situation was extremely unfavorable——"

what…

what…

When such a piece of news came, Yang Yi and Jiang Wan subconsciously widened their eyes, their faces full of fear and disbelief.

Zhuge Liang was calmer than them, but it was only for a moment. With a "clang", the tea cup on his side was knocked to the ground by his body. Zhuge Liang only felt a trance in his heart and staggered on his legs. If Yang Yi hadn't used that trembling Holding on with his towering hands, he almost fell over.

"No... it's not good..." Zhuge Liang sighed with a depressed expression.

Yang Yi asked quickly. "Does the military advisor mean that the situation in Hanzhong is not good?"

"No!" Zhuge Liang's expression became nervous, "Hanzhong has filial piety. Even if it is defeated, it will not be completely lost overnight, but it is different in Nanzhong... Once they know that the Shu army was dragged into Hanzhong by the Wei army, then... then there will definitely be people in Nanzhong The actions you take will definitely..."

This…

Zhuge Liang's words made Yang Yi and Jiang Wan look more solemn.

With these words, they subconsciously connected the current war situation in Hanzhong with Cheng Yu's appearance in Nanzhong.

The rain is about to come, and the wind is everywhere... This is the rain is about to come, and the wind is everywhere...

"No..." Yang Yi said nervously, "The top priority is that we must mobilize manpower from Shuzhong and make arrangements in advance to prevent chaos in Nanzhong..."

As he spoke, Yang Yi ran out of the door to mobilize troops.

"you come back…"

Zhuge Liang stopped him with one word, and he chanted in an almost hoarse voice: "Conquering Hanzhong, Shuzhong can be said to be a men's battle, a woman's fortune, where can we spare the troops and horses to defend Nanzhong? Where...where?" "

By the end of the sentence, it became more and more hoarse...

This is a rare gaffe from Zhuge Liang, which is evident from the current situation.

How difficult is it for Shu and the Han Dynasty?

...

...

Nanman is actually a relatively broad and loose identity.

From a geographical point of view, it can extend from western Hubei and western Hunan to Yunnan and Guizhou.

In a broad sense, the concept of Nanman does not only refer to a certain ethnic minority or tribe, but from the perspective of the Central Plains, it is a general term for the entire ethnic minority in the area south of the Yangtze River.

As early as the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the region centered on the Yellow River Basin had a common civilizational identity of "Chinese". Although there were many countries in the Central Plains at that time, they all called each other "Zhuxia", and Outside the Xia, they are called "Eastern Yi", "Xirong", "Beidi" and "Southern Barbarians" depending on their location...

The Southern Barbarians here are also called "Baiyue", and during this period, there was also a chain of contempt in the Baiyue circle.

In the eyes of the Central Plains, Wu and Yue were barbarians;
In the eyes of Wu and Yue, Ouyue and Minyue were barbarians;

In the eyes of Ouyue and Minyue, the "Southwestern Barbarians" where the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo lived were the real barbarians...

It can be seen from this that the "Southwestern Barbarians" tribe where Meng Huo of the Yunnan-Guizhou generation belonged was at the bottom of the contempt chain even among the barbarians.

This also makes them extremely hostile to the Han people!

The important thing is that they are extremely martial and they are surprisingly confident. They always feel that they are the masters of Yizhou.

This is actually easy to understand. Although Liu Bei occupied Shuzhong, in fact, most of the territory, including Nanzhong, was still under the control of the Nanman. They nominally surrendered, but they had the strength to compete with Liu Bei.

As long as they have an opportunity, they will never mind driving out those "Han people" and truly become the three kings here!
It is precisely based on this premise.

When Cheng Yu, the envoy of the Wei State, presented the name card, on the same day, the Barbarian King Meng Huo ordered his people to take him into the tribe.

call…

After walking through this so-called southern barbarian tribe, Cheng Yu's mood was throbbing.

He found that the people here had tattoos and broken hair. Almost every man and woman had special patterns tattooed on their faces. Some were tigers, some were lions, and some were jackals. Their respective patterns... and even the parts of different animals also highlighted them. Identity in the tribe.

This is not the most terrible.

Along the way, Cheng Yu saw many animals, such as tigers, bears, elephants, and hounds... These were actually trained with the barbarians, especially the elephant soldiers... The elephant soldiers riding on the elephants were so domineering. ...This is a type of military force that Cheng Yu has never seen in these decades.

There was a "Gudong" sound. After all, someone like him who had seen the big world could not help but feel a lingering fear at this moment.

Thinking secretly.

——"If this southern barbarian can be used by the Wei Dynasty, its combat power cannot be underestimated!" 』

I was just thinking about this...

"Hahahaha-"

A burst of loud laughter resounded, and a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a feather crown on his head, a collar around his neck, a leather war robe, and holding a two-sided axe, jumped from an elephant's body. And down.

There was a woman beside him, wearing an animal skin around her waist and wielding a silver spear. She also laughed along with him "hahaha". She was Meng Huo's wife - Zhu Rong!
Behind them were tied a dozen captives, who seemed to be from other tribes. In fact, they were the family members of the chief of the tribe in the Southern Barbarians who betrayed the Barbarian King...

Meng Huo and Zhu Rong had just pacified the tribe and returned with the spoils of war.

He happened to meet Cheng Yu. A barbarian soldier pointed at Cheng Yu and said a lot of gibberish to Meng Huo in a language that Cheng Yu could not understand. Meng Huo seemed to know Cheng Yu's identity and actually walked around him and looked him up and down. After talking for a while, he finally said in broken Chinese: "Are you the Wei envoy? Cheng Yu?"

"I'm not talented, I'm just—"

Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Meng Huo didn't respond. Instead, he winked at Zhu Rong beside him. Zhu Rong understood and took the two big bowls directly. This is not the point. The point is that in this bowl... there is blood. Blood. Linlin’s water!

I don’t know if it’s animal blood or human blood…

"You, me, drank!"

Meng Huo took it rather boldly, drank it down in one gulp, and wiped the blood on his mouth with his open arm, a hint of scarlet taste lingering in it.

Then, he stared at Cheng Yu with his round eyes, as if to test the courage of the Wei envoy in front of him.

However, he chose the wrong person for his temptation.

"hehe…"

Cheng Yu smiled, then held the blood bowl with both hands, brought the fishy-smelling blood to his mouth, and drank it all without hesitation.

The only difference from Meng Huo is that Cheng Yu took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the blood on his lower lip.

But this man's boldness and courage really surprised Meng Huo.

This blood...is not the blood of any animal, it is human blood!

In the southwest, the barbarians are still uncivilized. Anything that can fill their stomachs is food, and anything that can quench their thirst is drinkable, not to mention the blood of hostile tribes.

"Refreshing!" Meng Huo said in broken Chinese...

Cheng Yu raised his head and said, "Your Majesty's move reminds me of more than twenty years ago, when the upright King of Wei fought against Lu Bu. Unfortunately, the army had no food. Unexpectedly, it suffered from locust plagues and droughts, and there was no harvest. Seeing the three armies in turmoil, So I suggested to the King of Wei that human flesh could be dried into dried meat... to help the soldiers survive the years of famine. At that time, all the people under the King of Wei ate three meals a day were dried human meat, and all they drank freely were dried human meat. Human blood...it’s been more than twenty years since I’ve tasted such delicious wine!”

Uh…

Cheng Yu's words shocked the Barbarian King Meng Huo.

He even subconsciously sighed in his heart, "The Han people sent by King Wei are bloody. I like it, I like it..."

Thoughts on this…

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Following Meng Huo's long laughter, he hooked Cheng Yu's shoulders.

"Let's go drink... let's go..."

It was rare for Meng Huo to be so enthusiastic towards a Han Chinese.

Cheng Yu said, "King Barbarian, I won't drink any more. I'm here to convey King Wei's order..."

However, before Cheng Yu could finish speaking, Meng Huo interrupted directly.

"Drink. If you don't drink, lie down. Don't say anything. Ah, hahahahaha——"

Today's Barbarian King seems to be particularly happy for some reason.

...

...

Jingzhou, Xiangyang City.

As Guan Yu and Guan Lin went north to Luoyang, the important task of taking charge of the Xiangyang rear area naturally fell on Ma Liang.

This person who has assisted Guan Yu for many years and serves as Guan Yu's important military advisor may... In terms of intelligence, he is far inferior to Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Fazheng and others.

However, when it comes to governing states and counties, he is very skilled at it.

In addition, the Ma family was originally a wealthy family in Xiangyang, but now they are in a high position. The family has been deeply involved in this area for so many years, and the intricate relationships can often help Ma Liang.

It's just that... every night at midnight, after dealing with a day's official documents from Xiangyang and even Jingzhou, the tired Ma Liang would always fall into an indescribable emptiness.

To say it is emptiness is a bit inaccurate. To be more precise, it should be... confusion and melancholy.

In the middle, what is confusing is... As military advisors, Xu Shu and Fazheng are already able to strategize on the front line. Although Zhuge Liang and Guan Lin are at the rear, they can be said to have won a thousand-mile victory. Only he... It seems that since Guan Lin became a blockbuster, His sense of existence plummeted!
Except for managing the rear and achieving some insignificant achievements, it seems...his name has not appeared in the credit book for a long time!
It's emptiness.

As for confusion, it was his deep concern for his younger brother Ma Su...

"Ugh--"

The bright moon was in the sky, and Ma Liang couldn't stop sighing in front of the window as usual. "I wonder how You Chang is doing now?" "Can he... be able to do what Yun Qi said?"

With such emotions... he could easily toss and turn in sleep... It seemed that this was destined to be a sleepless night.

at this time.

"Mr. Ma..."

Outside the door, a guard whispered a report. He seemed to be afraid of disturbing Ma Liang, so he kept his voice very low.

"What's the matter?" Ma Liang asked softly.

"Two things, one good thing and one bad thing..." the guard replied.

At this time, Ma Liang had already opened the door.

"Let's talk about the bad things first..."

Although he asked this question, in fact, Ma Liang's thoughts were already filled with thoughts. Of course, most of what he could think of was about Luoyang.

After all, this was Ni Wei's final counterattack, and it was extremely powerful. It was also expected that some unfavorable situations would occur.

Never thought...

The guard's reply shocked Ma Liang.

"Flying pigeon transmission, the battle situation in Shu is unfavorable, Liu Huangshu and Fazheng Military Advisor, together with more than 100,000 Shu troops, are trapped on Dingjun Mountain..."

Well…

Ma Liang was shocked. This was something he had never expected.

Speaking of which, in the past, whether he was in Jiangling or Xiangyang, the news he heard about the Han army was all about great victories...

The Great Victory at Xiangyang, the Great Victory at Wancheng, the Great Victory at Xuchang, the Great Victory at Luoyang…

As long as Guan Lin is the one strategizing, it seems that victory will always be a habit!

Ma Liang is really used to it...

But in Shuzhong…

"It shouldn't be..." Ma Liang muttered: "There is Uncle Liu Huang in Shu, there is Fa Zheng, and there is Zhuge Kongming. How could the three of them come together? In the end, this is the situation?"

Yes, Ma Liang was also drunk. Liu Bei, Fazheng, and Zhuge Liang, all three together, couldn't compare to Guan Yunqi?
"Tell me the good news..."

Suppressing his mood temporarily, Fazheng continued to ask.

This... the guard paused and said, "The good news is that Mr. Yun Qi secretly came to Xiangyang City..."

Oh…

Ma Liang didn't react for a while, but just for a moment, Ma Liang's eyes widened and he looked at the guard in disbelief.

"What did you say?"

"Yun Qi? Yun Qi is here?"

"What is he here for?"

Yes, at this time, the war in Hanzhong is unknown...The war in Luoyang is about to break out. At this time, what is he doing in Xiangyang?
"Master Yunqi, he...he..."

The guard paused for a moment, "He went directly to the Guan Mansion. It seems that the purpose of coming here is... to find his brother Guansuo Guan Weizhi——"

This... Ma Liang was stunned.

If it was Guan Suo, Ma Liang felt... it would be somewhat meaningful.

Because...because of this period of time, his life has become extremely corrupt——

But for a drunken younger brother? Is it worth it for Guan Lin to ignore the war between Hanzhong and Luoyang and come all the way here? What's happening here?
...

…(End of chapter)