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

Chapter 406: Who is more suitable to be emperor?

The war in Jingzhou is not completely over. Cao Ang and Cao Ren cannot go back to Xiangyang, so they can still run to Jiangling City. That is the only place where they can retreat.

Moreover, in such a large-scale battle, there were still many stragglers scattered everywhere. It was the first time for Ma and his son to take charge of military power after joining the Lulin Group, and they had hundreds of thousands of troops. They were a little flattered.

Naturally, they strive to do their best.

Because Lu Lin made such a handover, he obviously regarded them as the core figures of the group. Ma Chao lamented that his old father really had far-sightedness and let Ma Yunlu marry Zhao Yun, and he really got this ticket.

However, Ma Teng himself knew clearly in his heart that although it seemed that Lu Lin had taken away all the original core team of Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Jia Xu, if he behaved slightly dishonestly, he would immediately You will lose control of this force.

After all, the military power is in your hands, but not all the middle-level generals, 80% of them are Lu Lin's trustworthy subordinates.

This is Lin Mo's method. It can give you and cure you.

What's more, people like Pang Tong and Xu Shu are still in the army, and people like Hao Zhao, Guo Huai, and Man Chong also control the most elite troops. In the final analysis, their father and son are more like spokespersons.

Or in other words, it is to gain military merit.

Some people are happy and some people are sad.

In the council hall of Linxiang County, Changsha County, Zhuge Liang, who was wearing a turban and Confucian robe, had an earth-colored face and dim despair in his eyes.

Before the news of the defeat of the allied forces reached him, he was busy in high spirits. As soon as he returned to the city, he issued four military orders, mobilized grain and grass from the four counties, adjusted the tax ratio, rushed to produce ordnance and equipment, and sent envoys to see Shamoko.

Zhuge Liang's strategic vision is far-reaching. From the distribution of the three forces in Jingzhou after Lu Lin's defeat, to Cao Cao's possible actions, and even how Lu Lin will repair after the war, he has not missed a step and has everything under control. .

Even after Sun Ce successfully recaptured Jiangdong, the Sun-Liu alliance had to continue, but he also made in-depth analysis and planning on how to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

If there was anything that was not planned, it was that they actually lost this time.

And it was such a complete defeat.

Not only did they fail to burn the chain ship, but they were also counterattacked by the opponent. Huang Zhong died, Zhang Fei was captured, Liu Bei and Guan Yu were missing, and it was unknown how many of the defeated soldiers could escape.

It's gone, nothing is gone. This time it's not just about how many soldiers, horses and generals were lost, but also the lord was involved.

Zhuge Liang is a very smart man, but he still can't figure out what went wrong.

Just like the matter of borrowing arrows from a straw boat, he had not thought that Lin Mo, like Guo Jia, knew how to accurately predict the weather, but this could not explain why he was sure that he would borrow arrows from a straw boat just based on the weather. After all, these two things seem to be unrelated in this era.

The same is true now. Taking advantage of the east wind is a fool's errand. Even if Lin Mo calculated that the east wind would rise, how could you predict that a general attack would be launched? The entire plan seemed to be right in front of him.

Yes, there are clues, such as deliberately linking up ships, fake surrender, and the bitter meat trick. However, Zhuge Liang asked himself that these bits and pieces together were definitely not enough to determine the overall follow-up plan, and he only relied on this little clue to make a decision. The entire army has been mobilized.

I'm not as good as him, I'm not as good as him

At this moment, Zhuge Liang sighed deeply in his heart.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang seemed to be trapped in endless self-denial and self-doubt. That feeling of powerlessness was like an invisible net. No matter how hard you struggled, you couldn't break out. You could only watch helplessly as you once believed that you could change once you came out of the mountain. The dazzling young man in the world has fallen.

"Commander, you have been awake all day and night and haven't eaten enough water or rice. Eat a little, even a little, to take care of yourself so that you can get up later." In the hall, an old soldier brought millet porridge and took a look at the morning. The food placed on the table was untouched, which made him feel sad.

Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, but just repeated in a low voice: "Can I still be a late riser? Is there still a late riser?"

In fact, a truly smart person is not just a brain worker, but a person who always knows where he is, what he should do, and how to save himself.

Of course Zhuge Liang had thought about these questions, but no matter how much he scratched his head and thought about them, he couldn't find any answers.

Not to mention that Liu Bei and Guan Yu were missing, and they probably would not be able to come back. After all, they were going to be the leader of the world. According to Lin Mo's temperament, the road back to Changsha would have been blocked long ago.

To put it another way, even if they come back, what can they do? The defeat has been decided. This battle is not about a serious loss of vitality, but about the fact that the foundation has been destroyed.

Zhuge Liang was saddened not only by his despair over Liu Bei's revival of the Han Dynasty, but also by his own future.

He didn't know where to go.

Are you going back to Longzhong? The heroic spirit and ambition when you came out of the mountain are still vivid in your mind. If you go back like this, your life will never be the same again.

Looking for Liu Bei? It's useless. The reason Zhang Fei was captured alive instead of beheaded was because Zhuge Liang knew what Lin Mo wanted to do.

He even wanted to go to Xuchang, if for no other reason than he wanted to know how Lin Mo did these things. He really wanted to, but he couldn't.

It is said that military commanders are reckless and arrogant, but the arrogance of literati can make them look down upon everything in the world.

A man who was once as proud as a shining star, a man who was determined to make the world change dramatically because of him, cannot be that apprentice.

He just sat there until dusk. It had been a full day and night since last night.

Looking at the sad sunset that made countless people admire him, he slowly stood up and walked out of the government hall and Linxiang City step by step.

"Where are the military advisors going? Do you need the general to escort you?"

When the city gate order saw Zhuge Liang approaching in despair, he hurried forward and bowed to ask for instructions.

Zhuge Liang stopped at first, then mechanically twisted his neck towards the city gate order, his eyes were extremely empty. For a long time, he just laughed at himself and said in a harsh voice: "I'm sorry."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

The city gate order was puzzled and asked several questions without answering. Looking at the thin figure wrapped in gold before the setting sun, he suddenly felt that this might be the last time he saw Zhuge Liang in his life.

Lu Bu and his party haven't returned to Xuchang City yet, and the basic plan here in Jingzhou has been finalized.

Just as Lin Mo expected, the army besieged Xiangyang. Cai Mao and Pang Tong shouted and took the most important city in Jingzhou with almost no effort.

As an important town in Nanjun, Jiangling blocked the gate of Nanyang and guarded the entrance to Sichuan. Because it was guarded by Cao Ren and Cao Ang, even though he knew that the defenders only had 8,000 troops, Ma Chao had already brought 50,000 troops to prepare for the attack.

Even shouting is omitted.

Perhaps, Cao Ren and Cao Ang in the city also had the idea of ​​​​perish together, and actually forced the people to go to the city to defend. However, they didn't seem to fully understand the reason why the trees fell down and the hozens scattered. The eight thousand elite soldiers who were believed to be loyal to the Cao family actually chose to surrender directly to the city.

Even Cao Ren and Cao Ang were kidnapped before they could fight.

In fact, it is completely understandable if you think about it carefully. This is a battle with no backup, no chance of winning, and even no tomorrow. It is just for the revenge of your Cao family, forcing everyone to use their lives to fill it. No matter how you calculate it, it is not appropriate.

Lu Bu, who was approaching Xuchang fifty miles away, didn't know the news yet. Probably, he didn't care anymore, because even if Xiangyang and Jiangling fought to the end, they couldn't change the situation.

Now, he began to worry about the situation in Xuchang City.

"General, we are about to return to the capital, why do we stop to rest?" Lu Bu was sitting alone under a crooked tree next to the post road. He even pushed Lin Mo away and called Jia Xu.

Faced with Jia Xu's question, Lu Bu just opened the water bag and took a sip of water, and then handed it to the former. The old bastard shook his head and said he didn't need it. Lu Bu threw the water bag aside and said with a smile: "Wen He, forget these years. When you follow me, we have actually known each other for a long time."

"General, are you thinking of Dong Zhuo?" Jia Xu asked with a smile.

The old scumbag who had always spoken very reservedly had officially become Lu Lin's most central figure after all. Unknowingly, he had begun to switch from a worker to a shareholder.

When it comes to speaking, there is no need to be too obscure.

"Whatever you want him to do, it's just the rotten past."

Lu Bu patted the withered grass next to him and motioned for Jia Xu to sit down, "I mean, you and I can talk about anything."

"General, just ask, I will tell you everything you know." Jia Xu first thanked him and then sat down politely.

In fact, Lu Bu was right. They had known each other since they were under Dong Zhuo. Although the civil and military forces were relatively distant at that time, their feelings were still different from others.

For the old scumbag to be where he is today, his own talent and Lin Mo's support were both important, but this relationship also made Lu Bu look at him differently.

Lu Bu stretched his body and then asked half-heartedly: "When we go back this time, this man's world will be over. I don't understand at all. Yunwen spent so much effort just to let the world see that Liu Xie did it first." Hand, we are forced to fight back.

But I think, no matter what happens, the reputation of being a usurper will never go away, especially when Liu Xie fails. If he had been stronger and refused to retreat, we are afraid that he would not only be a usurper, but also a usurper. Is it necessary to kill the king? "

"Will not."

Jia Xu smiled and twirled his long beard, "I think Yunwen has already prepared for this. It doesn't matter how hard his bones are."

"What should I say?" Lu Bu rested his elbows on the grass and looked at Jia Xu with interest.

"I don't know what Yun Wen will do, but there are many ways to do it, such as the roar of foxes on the bonfire, the belly of fish hiding books, or else, making some noise and flying rocks from the sky, and writing a letter: If we die together, the world will be peaceful. At that time, he wants to abdicate. There’s no chance.” Well, this is an old bastard who can talk about these things as if they were commonplace.

Lu Bu nodded slowly after hearing this. It turned out that there were so many ways here.

However, Lu Bu did not become as happy as Jia Xu thought. His expression was a bit dull, and his eyes were looking towards Xuchang in a trance, which was puzzling.

"General, are you still worried about anything?"

Lu Bu shook his head and said nothing.

After a while, he sat upright, lowered his head and sighed: "Every time I go back to the rear, I feel like I can't do anything to help."

The old bastard was a little stunned, then he immediately adjusted and said with a smile: "General, what are you talking about? There are just specialties in the arts. The general is invincible on the battlefield. Let Yunwen watch the weird things in the court for you. , what a good thing.”

After saying that, Lu Bu laughed loudly, and the old bastard also laughed together.

Looking at Lin Mo's back from a distance, Lu Bu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he asked sadly: "Who do you think is more suitable to be the emperor, me or him?"

I thought it was to reminisce about old times, but it turned out to be a proposal!

The old bastard felt a chill coming from the depths of his spine. He had been cautious over the years, so he never put himself in too much danger.

But I never expected that Lu Bu would ask such a question when he was successful.

The old bastard swallowed his saliva, and kept swallowing as he looked at the sharp eyes like razor blades. On this issue, if there was a slight mistake, not only would he lose his life, but he would also lose his life.

He didn't know what Lu Bu meant by this. He couldn't possibly be trying to kill the donkey, or was he trying to test me?

You don’t have an heir, so who else can you give it to if you don’t give it to him? Could it be that Yan or Diao Chan are already pregnant?

There seems to be no need to test me.

In a few breaths, the old bastard's brain had been running for several times, but he never imagined why Lu Bu's expression suddenly changed, which made him a little frightened, and cold sweat broke out on his palms.

General, you must not have other thoughts. If you think of your own people at this time, many people will die!

Before the old bastard could answer, Lu Bu laughed again, "I'm teasing you, I think I'll scare you."

Then, Lu Bu stood up, looked at the thin figure standing between Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun from a distance, and sighed, "Wen He, in my heart, he is no different from my own son.

Therefore, I don’t want him to face everything alone after returning to the capital.

I think I should do something more to help him. "

The old bastard rolled his eyes, and combined with the question he just asked, he instantly understood what Lu Bu was thinking. The hanging boulder finally fell to the ground, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "General, even if he is his own son, he may not have the same personality as everyone else." There are generals who have such a sacrificial spirit, Yunwen should thank you."

"That means you know what I want to do."

Lu Bu turned his head and glanced at Jia Xu, then chuckled and said, "You will have to help me then."

"Don't worry, General. This is not difficult in the first place, and it is natural. But if Yunwen knew about it, he would be sincerely grateful to the General."

Jia Xu suddenly envied Lin Mo.

It seems that everyone around him treats him very well.

"That's good, let's set off and do what we should do." At this time, Lu Bu's eyes were extremely firm.

(End of this chapter)