Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 261 2 Sixty’s strategic plan was completely disrupted
"Xiahou Dun was considered a famous general in the world. He fought many fierce battles with Cao Cao, but he unexpectedly died at the hands of Zilong. After Xiao Guan, he became more and more valued by Lu Bu, and finally became famous throughout the world in the battle at Taihang Mountain.

If Bo Gui could reuse Zilong back then, he might not have ended up miserable. "

Liu Bei was filled with emotion after learning the news.

Regarding Zhao Yun, he dared to say responsibly that he was the one who had a close relationship with him. When he was in Youzhou, he was just a military lord under Gongsun Zan, but he and he sat at the same table and slept with him for several months. It's a close friendship.

He had always known that Zhao Yun was a fierce general who was seriously underestimated. He just didn't want to be able to match Lu Bu's bravery, but why didn't he miss his old love and look for himself.

Liu Bei felt that he had lost an arm, otherwise the current lineup should be Liu Guan and Zhang Zhao.

"It's okay not to mention how ungrateful this guy is!"

Zhang Fei snorted disapprovingly of such a famous battle in China, "Although he did not directly participate in the battle when he was in Anfeng, he must have known about Lin Mo's vicious plan, but he remained silent and ungrateful!"

Guan Yu said nothing with a cold face, but he agreed with Zhang Fei's views in his heart.

My eldest brother is a majestic uncle with unparalleled benevolence and righteousness. When he was in Youzhou, he didn't dislike his status as a military prince and treated each other with brotherly love. But as for him, he was greedy for power and position, regardless of his former honor and glory. superior.

"Everything here is decided by Lu Bu and Lin Mo. Zilong is just a general under his command and just obeys orders. I can't blame him." Liu Bei didn't blame Zilong at all, but he was heartbroken that he had missed a peerless general.

"When Xiahou Dun died, Bingzhou was in danger. Yuan Xi of Youzhou was frightened. After this battle, Lu Bu monopolized the northern kingdom. Coupled with Xu Yang's territory, Yuan Shao was even more popular than before." Guan Yu sighed while stroking his long beard. road.

Who would have thought that in the past, the three-surnamed family slaves that everyone shouted to beat would now become the most powerful princes in the Han Dynasty.

Yuan Shao was already dazzling enough at the beginning, but Lu Bu was still above him, which has to be said to be heart-stopping.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, even Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao, in the eyes of the second master, are nothing more than local chickens and tile dogs, but Lu Bu.
Even Guan Yu needs to wait for him to stand up before he can say that everyone here is happy.

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Huo Jun and others who were also in the hall were silent. Liu Qi even had an expressionless face. After all, the North Country was too far away from him, and he only cared about his own three-acre land.

Liu Bei's mentality was not as good as theirs. He held his hands in front of his face and frowned.

After a while, Liu Bei felt that his military advisor should give guidance on the battle situation at this time. Why was there no sound? Then he turned around and saw Zhuge Liang's brows were furrowed even more tightly than his. He was looking at the table. The map is fascinating.

Everyone looked at each other, Zhuge Liang always gave them the feeling of being calm and composed. This was the first time they saw him with such a solemn expression after coming out of the mountain, as if the dead Xiahou Dun was one of their own.

"Sir, why are you so nervous?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang slowly stood up, but the gloom in his eyes did not dissipate. He only frowned and murmured: "How could the fight be like this? What went wrong."

Zhang Fei snorted, "Sir, please understand, the person who died is Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao's man. Don't carry someone else's coffin into your home and cry."

"Third brother!" Liu Bei signaled with his eyes, and Zhang Fei walked away calmly.

In fact, even though Liu Bei now controls three counties in southern Hunan, with no less than [-] troops and plenty of food and grass, in the eyes of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, all of these contributions cannot be attributed to Zhuge Liang. One is that his eldest brother is famous far and wide. , the Han Dynasty is orthodox and unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness; their son Liu Qi is upright and supported by all parties.

As for Ryoko, at most she gave some reference opinions.

With that, the eldest brother had been snatched away from their couch, and they never slept together again.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang's status in their hearts is not even much higher than Mi Fang, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian.

"What is it that makes sir so nervous?" Liu Bei realized that Zhuge Liang's uneasiness might be hiding some crisis that he could not see, and he immediately became much more serious.

"Lord."

Zhuge Liang stood up and explained: "I originally thought that the war situation in the Northern Kingdom would enter a stalemate for a long time. Even if Lin Mo was able to break Cao Cao's trap, it would be a year or two later.

So, during this period of time, if Cao Cao wants to grow steadily, he will inevitably start a north-south war in southern Hunan, and our army will allied with Sun Ce to fight against Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao wins, we can take advantage of the situation and take the land of Jiaozhou in the east of the Yangtze River; if the coalition wins, we can cross the Xiang River and take the land of Jingzhou. But now that Xiahou Dun has been killed in battle and the merger of the states is about to change its owner, Youzhou will naturally be unable to resist, and Lu Bu will become the northern kingdom within half a year. overlord.

However, Cao Cao was newly defeated and no longer dared to use troops against the three counties in southern Hunan. "

In fact, Zhuge Liang had also done an analysis when Lin Mo mobilized troops from the Northern Kingdom back to Xuzhou, and the results were consistent with Xun You and Guo Jia's views. Lin Mo used the old formation to contain Cao Jun, but in fact he wanted to take it all in one go. Go to Youzhou.

From Cao Cao's perspective, Xiahou Dun and Zhang Yan will be powerful weapons to check Lu Bu's expansion.

Who would have thought that Lin Mo would turn against the enemy and take down Zhang Yan and Xiahou Dun in succession. Youzhou, which was originally thought to be the target of public criticism, turned out to be the place where the final battle was fought without bloodshed.

On the surface, such a result would be a heavy blow to Cao Cao, but it would be insignificant to Liu Bei. Only Zhuge Liang knew in his heart that the direct consequence of Lin Mo's failure this time was that his strategic pace was completely disrupted.

The previous plan to expand the territory through this battle will no longer exist.

What worries Zhuge Liang even more is that even though he has analyzed it in detail, he still doesn't understand how Lin Mo did it. He really can't understand how Zhang Yan, a very important figure, could suddenly turn against him.

It was Zhuge Liang who was in a different place in Cao's camp. He would also be defeated by Lin Mo this time. This was enough to make him think deeply and fearfully.

"Sir, I don't understand."

Liu Qi on the side stood over and said suspiciously: "Even so, we can use this stable period to develop Xu Tu. Why are you so nervous?"

"My son doesn't know something."

Zhuge Liang turned around and pointed to the locations of the three counties in southern Hunan on the map and said: "The three counties we have are bordered by Cao Cao to the north, Lu Bu to the east, and Sun Ce to the south. It can be said that they are in a tight spot to survive.

If they take the initiative to start a war, they still have the opportunity to expand their territory, otherwise"

Zhuge Liang sighed and said eloquently, "We are now able to protect ourselves, but we are unable to attack."

After such analysis, everyone understood what it meant.

In Zhuge Liang's planned plan, Xiahou Dun, Zhang Yan and Yuan Xi were enough to contain Lu Bu for at least one to two years. At this time, Cao Cao would take the opportunity to send troops to southern Hunan and immediately join forces with Sun Ce to start a war.

Whether Cao Cao wins or the coalition wins, theoretically there will be an opportunity to expand territory.

But now the situation has changed. Lin Mo was able to exceed everyone's expectations and take down the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan without anyone noticing, and also took care of Xiahou Dun.

In this battle, Cao Cao's vitality was severely damaged, and he no longer dared to mobilize his troops easily, otherwise Jingzhou would be in chaos. Even if he really attacked Xiangnan, it would not be at the Stud level, it could only be a tentative attack, and this This level of attack is far from achieving Zhuge Liang's intended goal.

At the same time, it also means that Zhuge Liang's previously planned strategy had to be interrupted because of Lin Mo's move, and the three counties in southern Hunan will enter a difficult situation of being caught between the two.

Even though he was as smart as Zhuge Liang, he still couldn't figure out how Lin Mo could control Zhang Yan, whose evil nature was deeply rooted in his bones.

You know, the advantages of Taihang Mountain are so huge that even Yuan Shao in his prime was helpless, but Lin Mo could make him willingly rebel, which is incredible.

"There are rumors that Lin Mo has unpredictable skills and the ability to reach the sky and escape from the earth. Now it seems that it is true." Liu Qi, who understood Zhuge Liang's deep intentions, couldn't help but sigh.

In this regard, Zhuge Liang just frowned and said nothing. He had seen Lin Mo use soldiers in the past, and everything could be traced according to the art of war. But this time, he really didn't understand it.

"According to me, this may not be a bad thing!"

Zhang Fei grinned and raised his eyebrows and said: "Think about it, after the slaves of the three surnames conquer the Northern Kingdom, their next step will definitely be to march into the Central Plains, and Cao Cao must lead an army to fight against it.

At that time, Jingzhou's defense will be empty, so big brother can do it."

Seeing Zhang Fei make a gesture of raising the knife and lowering it, Guan Yu also nodded and said: "What the third brother said is absolutely true."

"After Lu Bu takes over the northern kingdom, if he imitates Yuan Shao and immediately sends his troops southward, this will naturally be what his third brother said."

Liu Bei's expression also began to become solemn, and he sighed, "But Lin Mo is by no means a mediocre person. How can we ignore the lessons learned from the past? If we wait for him to settle down in the four states, it will only be a year or two later."

This time, everyone was silent.

Of course, the three counties in southern Hunan are also very wealthy, but the upper limit is also set here. For several years, they only managed these three counties. In the end, whether Cao Cao or Lu Bu won, the strength of the three counties was not enough to compete with them.

Zhuge Liang was the first to see through this.

Of course, at this point, everyone understands.

"Sir, do you have any good ideas to break the situation?"

Liu Bei looked deeply at Zhuge Liang, hoping that he could guide the direction, but in the end, he just shook his head slowly, "Unless Cao Cao can't restrain his ambition to annex Jingxiang, we can only wait for Lu Bu to go south to send troops. Cao Cao Only when Lu fights bloody battles will he have the opportunity to grow stronger."

Even Zhuge Liang said this, and Liu Bei knew that the overall situation was decided.

When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at Zhuge Liang again, there was obviously more respect in their eyes.

Although until now, Zhuge Liang's attainments in the art of war have not been seen.

But after analyzing it just now, they finally understood that Wolong was not just lying around in boredom these days. He really had a plan, and all the strategies he made were extremely feasible.

It can be said that if Lin Mo hadn't caused this accident, his strength would have continued to grow.

After Zhang Fei thought it through, he couldn't help but snorted, "Lin Mo is a very good thief and has many evil ideas. If I had known, I should have killed him when we were in Pengcheng!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Fei felt the faint glances from his eldest and second brothers, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.

"Report!"

When Zhang Fei was in embarrassment, a scout ran in and said, "Lord, there is a letter from Cangwu!" Liu Bei hurriedly took it, and then looked at Zhuge Liang melancholy, "Sir, Sun Ce has launched an army to attack Cangwu, and Wu Ju asked me for help. "

"This guy was beaten to a pulp by the slaves of the third surname, and he still dares to come to our land to cause trouble!"

Zhang Fei was furious when he heard this, "Brother, don't panic, my second brother and I can take care of the Jiangdong rats with five thousand soldiers and horses!"

"No!"

Zhuge Liang hurriedly said, "If we start a war with Sun Ce at this time, Cao Cao will definitely send troops to southern Hunan. Please think twice, my lord!"

"Kong Ming, Ziqing is my best friend, and you come home based on this. If you ignore me, how can you meet me again?"

At the beginning, Liu Bei didn't have any ideas about Cangwu, but after taking care of Zhao Fan, the three counties in southern Hunan were adjacent to Cangwu, so he had other ideas.

As for Wu Ju, he also felt that it was better to be with Liu Bei than with Sun Ce, and the two hit it off immediately.

But if Sun Ce doesn't do this, I'll give it to you and you'll have to cut a piece of cake out of the middle. Then you can play whatever you want.

Zhuge Liang was very depressed. He didn't agree with this kind of play at first. You even pointed out that you wanted to draw Sun Ce into the battle. Why are you still thinking about grabbing someone's territory?

But Liu Bei couldn't help but always talk about how good his relationship with Wu Ju was.

Now, when people come looking for trouble, everything is just expected.

"My lord, I would like to send an envoy to Jiaozhou to allow Wu Taishou to return to Guiyang safely, but Cangwu and Sun Ce must get it. He has already been promoted to the post of governor of Jiaozhou, occupying the great righteousness, and it is justifiable to attack Cangwu.

What's more, our army must not fight Sun Ce now, otherwise it will only help Cao Cao. "

So, in the final analysis, Cang Wu still has to give up.

Of course Liu Bei didn't want this to end. After all, he was the governor of Cangwu.

But what Zhuge Liang said was not unreasonable. After weighing it, he could only nod sadly.

The situation was not good. Cang Wu failed to get it, and Cao Cao could only decide the next trend. Liu Bei felt quite depressed.

You can only blame Lin Mo, no, blame my stupid third brother.

Unexpectedly, even Wolong Zhuge Kongming was deceived by him. This kid's methods are indeed amazing.

Xuzhou, Pengcheng, inside the General's Mansion.

Lu Lingqi, who was wearing a loose red-sleeved shirt, held the baby in her hands and kept rocking it in an attempt to coax him to sleep.

In front of her, stood a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing an emerald green skirt, with a curvy figure, and a face like a hibiscus that made men want to kiss her.

"Madam, the clues have ended here. If you want to continue to investigate, I have no choice but to go to Xuchang in person." Guo Zhao lowered his head respectfully and waited for Lu Lingqi's signal.

Although Lu Bu was already away at war, the chosen wedding date did not change, so Cui Xian still married in Yecheng as scheduled.

Just as Guo Zhao expected, not long after she left, the Cui family's vigilance dropped a lot.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he finally learned a key piece of news from a nurse. On the eve of the wedding, one of the two people Cui Yan received was his classmate. Cui Yan called him "Xiandi Hongyu".

Obviously, this is a surname, and there are many identical surnames in this world.

But for this only clue, Guo Zhao naturally would not let it go. He thought that there was an age limit for people who could be classmates with Cui Yan, and then asked other aristocratic families if anyone knew about this cousin.

After half a month of questioning, we finally found out that this person named Hongyu should be Xi Liu, Guang Luxun of the reign of dynasty.

This news was groundbreaking. Of course, Cui Xian's identity was not completely discovered, let alone her purpose. But at least one point was confirmed. On the eve of the marriage, Cui Yan secretly met with court officials.

Originally, the meeting between classmates was nothing, but Cui Yan completely erased all traces of Xi Ru, which can explain the problem.

Based on these clues, Guo Zhao deduced that Cao Cao sent Xi Lu to see Cui Yan and asked him to take the initiative to marry Lu Bu. The purpose should be to send the people who followed Xi Lu to Qinghe to Lu Bu.

But whether her purpose was assassination or something else could not be verified.

Because the clues were completely cut off here, if you want to dig deeper, you can only go to Xuchang and find Xi Liu.

This led to the scene of returning to Pengcheng to ask Lu Lingqi for instructions.

"Does your husband know?" Lu Lingqi didn't even raise her head, she just kissed her son Lin Chuan's plump face and then carefully handed it to the maid beside her.

"The master is fighting on the front line, and since there has been no substantial progress, I don't want him to be distracted, so I came here to report to my wife for instructions on how to proceed." Guo Zhao looked like a gold medal undercover agent.

Hearing this, Lu Lingqi's autumn-like eyes lit up slightly. She looked at Guo Zhao and frowned, "Can't you send someone?"

"The master asked Red Sleeves to recruit twenty secret lines in one breath, and I went there in person. During this period, I did not train new people in time, so I am quite nervous about employing people."

Seeing Guo Zhao's indifferent expression, Lu Lingqi was a little surprised and continued: "What is your identity in Xuchang?"

"Mrs. Xin's father had an old relationship with Tongtanhou, and Tongtanhou is in Xuchang at this time, so I went to seek refuge with him as my original identity. I should have a chance to get close to Xi Liu."

Looking at Guo Zhaogujing Wubo's expression, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to use the red sleeve trick to pry Xi Liu's mouth open?"

"Other than that, there is no other way."

"Do you know that if your husband knows the inside story, he may not dislike your body in the future." Lu Lingqi tilted her head and looked at her.

"As long as I can share the worries of the master and his wife, I dare not have any other extravagant wishes."

Guo Zhao's eyes clearly flashed with sadness, biting his lower lip and said: "Actually, telling the master the information at hand is enough to defeat Cao Cao's purpose, but I think there may be a deeper inside story here. If it is dug out, With my extraordinary strategizing, I may not be able to pull off the trick."

Lu Lingqi nodded slowly, "My husband saw you right."

"If Madam agrees, I will prepare to follow the convoy of the Zuo Chamber of Commerce."

"and many more."

Lu Lingqi finally stopped her and sighed, "That's all. If your husband knew about it, he wouldn't let you go. I know he likes you."

"This slave has to be redeemed by the master to be free. I don't dare to think otherwise. I just want to repay the master well and ask my wife to do it." Guo Zhao must have made up his mind.

Therefore, even though Lu Lingqi's words just stung the depths of her fragile nerves, she gritted her teeth and strengthened her heart.

In her opinion, as long as she can earn some key information for Lin Mo, even if she is really abandoned in the end, it will still be worth it.

Lu Lingqi smiled and said, "Back then, I told you that the man you were destined to be was the one who had set countless criteria for choosing a son-in-law in your heart, but when you met him, all of them were broken.

You have sacrificed so much for your husband. If you are truly moved, I cannot let you go. "

Even if she doesn't have Lu Bu's domineering power, Lu Lingqi still carries a kind of coercion like a big sister, the kind that even the scheming little ones dare not look directly at.

She took a deep breath and murmured: "Don't you care?"

"How can you ignore it? You stay in Pengcheng first and find a way to train two people to run this trip for you."

"However, that would leave too little time. Moreover, the matter is so important that ordinary people may not be able to complete it."

The secret training of Hong Xiu Zhao is very difficult. There are requirements in terms of wealth, loyalty, beauty, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. It will take half a year at the fastest to train a group of people.

Sometimes I don’t find the right one, and there is no progress for months.

The most important thing is that this matter is different from the past. Guo Zhao feels that he can be sure of success only if he takes action himself.

"Don't worry about it. I will tell my husband. You can go ahead."

When Guo Zhao was about to say something more, Lu Lingqi raised her forehead, stared at her with a look that could not be rejected, and quickly nodded and said: "My slave, please leave."

"after."

Lu Lingqi looked at Guo Zhao and said seriously every word: "You and I are worthy of each other as sisters."

After saying that, Guo Zhao froze on the spot, Lu Lingqi just smiled slightly, stood up and left.

She knew in her heart how difficult it was to say these words from Lu Lingqi's mouth, which was equivalent to acknowledging her identity and accepting herself from the bottom of her heart.

In Guo Zhao's opinion, this was even more joyful than the night Lin Mo slept with her.

Because she really has a family.

As Guo Zhao, who was reduced to a refugee in his family before he could understand, he really needed someone to belong to.

At this moment, she burst into tears and felt that all the efforts were worth it.

　Regarding the map, the current situation is that Lu Bu is about to merge with Qingyou and Jixu and half of Yangzhou.Cao Cao conquered Yansi and Jingzhou.Sun Ce Jiangdong and Jiaozhou.Liu Bei divided Jingzhou into three points.Look at the previous Easter egg chapter for a map.
　　
　
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