Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 398: Crossing East in a Light Boat

Compared with Cao Ying, the atmosphere here in Soochow is quite harmonious, even quite relaxed and pleasant.

"Hahaha, General Lu, I would like to propose a toast to the general." The young general Quan Cong's face was red, "Cao Wei has a large army and warships, and he can't get even half a cent when facing the general's obstruction. It seems like this."

This was the first time he participated in a large-scale battle. Before that, he had only conquered Shanyue. Compared with his current fight against Cao Wei, it was just a small fight.

Now facing Cao Wei's army, they fought with less and more, and fought back and forth. This made Quan Cong's confidence rise when he faced Cao Wei for the first time.

"Haha, okay, okay." Lu Fan also picked up the wine cup with a smile and took a sip of Zhao's company's special edition wine, constantly savoring it in his mouth.

It is sweet but not astringent, has a long aftertaste, and has a rich aroma, but it is not overpowering. It is the best of all.

After Liu and Sun formed an alliance, trade became more prosperous, and the business scale of Zhao's firm gradually expanded.

Since the Battle of Jingzhou, the background of Zhao's company is no longer a secret among the real upper class people.

Its development in Jiangdong was not unnoticed by senior officials of Wu State.

But in addition to focusing on Cao Wei's "smuggling" business recently, Manager Zhao has also focused on further exploring the Soochow market.

Officials like Lu Fan, who have high positions and luxurious styles, have come into the sight of Manager Zhao early on.

Walking around every now and then, all kinds of special products are offered in different styles, and the arrangements have been made clearly.

Coupled with the trend of Liu Sun's alliance, Zhao's business has developed rapidly in Jiangdong, and its tentacles have spread all over the major cities unknowingly. Occasionally, when encountering resistance, someone will help openly or covertly.

Of course, not all Soochow officials like "luxury goods" so much. Zhu Ran on the other side is not good at this.

Quan Cong was about to pour more wine when Zhu Ran suddenly reached out from the side to hold him down: "Zihuang, we have agreed to only drink three cups. We can't be greedy and cause trouble."

He couldn't control Lu Fan, so he had no choice but to persuade Quan Cong, hinting at the old general who was obviously a bit high-spirited.

"Ah, what Brother Yi Feng said is true." Quan Cong patted his head and said with a smile, "This is indeed my fault. I will punish myself... uh, I won't drink anymore."

Lu Fan also smiled and said: "Yi Feng's words make sense. We agreed to have three drinks and we'll be here today. After repelling Cao's army, we'll have a celebration banquet. It's not too late to get drunk, huh? Haha."

Zhu Ran frowned for a moment, then suddenly clasped his fists and asked: "General Lu, I will see that Cao's army did not attack with all its strength in every battle before, but instead used troops similar to ours to come in turns every day. Isn't this a deliberate training exercise? , to adapt to the water battle?"

Lu Fan had just picked up a chopstick to cut raw fish meat and was about to dip it in soy sauce. Hearing this, he stopped chopping and put the dipped fish meat into his mouth.

The fish meat is sweet and smooth, with no fishy smell at all.

Fresh fish, complemented by knife skills that cut it as thin as a cicada's wings, it is said that the fish never gets tired of being fine.

After tasting the delicious food, he smiled and said: "How could I not know what Cao Xiu's kid is planning? It's just this water warfare method. How can he be able to match our army after just months of training?

"Even though our army's elite... vitality is severely damaged and their fighting strength is not as good as before, they will not be easily taken advantage of by Cao's army on this river."

However, Zhu Ran always felt that there might be something wrong with this: "General Zhang Liao has not shown up yet. I am worried that... will the enemy build a plank road openly and secretly attack Chencang?"

"Hahaha." As soon as he finished speaking, Quan Cong started laughing, "Brother Yi Feng, don't be surprised. Cong didn't mean to laugh. He just laughed at Cao Jun. If he had the courage to change his route, I really admire him. a bit."

Lu Fan also comforted and said: "Yi Feng has also been somewhat filtered. Cao's army has always only taken the west route, and it is not without reason. The river on the west line is not wide, which is not conducive to the changes of our navy's navy, and we can only fight against the enemy."

"And if we cross eastward and approach the mouth of the sea, the river will become wider and wider. On the river, our boatmen will cooperate with the changes. How can we be the enemy of Cao Wei who is not used to water warfare? Even Cao Cao back then did not dare to be so confident. "

Zhu Ran still hesitated: "But..."

"Yi Feng, I think you have been too nervous these days." Lu Fan looked kind, and he was quite patient when dealing with the Zhu family's children, "Please rest early, Cao's army may attack again tomorrow. "...Yes." Zhu Ran still felt uneasy in his heart. Although he was a close minister of Sun Quan, he needed to be more cautious in his words and deeds before he gained power one day.

After all, the coach of this Eastern Front battle was Lu Fan. He did not want to have a too tense relationship with this veteran who was deeply trusted by Sun Quan.

and……

"Maybe I'm just worrying too much." Zhu Ran shook his head and laughed at himself.

If Cao Jun really crossed east, it would be impossible for him to go to sea. Even if it were a large ship from the east of the Yangtze River, venturing out to sea would still be a disaster, let alone Cao Jun's ship.

Without going to sea, they could only raid Jingkou, but as Lu Fan said, the river in front of Jingkou was too wide.

If the army advances eastward, our army will outflank the enemy's army from behind and risk the entire army being annihilated.

If only a small force is sent, it may not be possible to win in a short time. Even if it breaks through Jingkou, it will be difficult to further expand the results, and it will inevitably be cut off in the end.

I'm afraid no one is willing to lead troops to fight a battle that is obviously going to end in death.

After all, Cao Jun had enough troops, so there was no need to take such risks.

The optimism of Lu Fan and Quan Cong also slightly relieved his inner anxiety.

"I wonder if Liu Chan...can he create another miracle this time?" Zhu Ran couldn't help but think of the long-armed boy who was galloping around outside Jiangling City and was invincible.

Although it was frightening when they were enemies, but now that the two sides have formed an alliance, they can't help but look forward to it...

"When Liu Chan threatens Guanzhong, it's time for Cao Pi to retreat."

After the war in Jingzhou, many Jiangdong generals paid attention to Liu Bei's son.

I heard that when he faced Xu Huang in the Three Counties, most of them took a gloating attitude and waited for Liu Chan to die or be captured.

The results left them stunned.

In the battle of Nanzhong, Jiangdong stood behind Yong Kai, and Jiangdong's senior officials were naturally concerned. As a result, Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang and others were once again unstoppable, defeating the natives of Nanzhong and surrendering.

Unknowingly, Zhu Ran seemed to be imprinted with an invincible ideological stamp by Liu Chan. In his heart, it seemed that it was possible for the young man to win under any circumstances.

But he himself seemed not to have noticed this fatal change in his heart...

……

For three consecutive days, Cao Xiu did not launch a major attack. This made the Jiangdong generals rejoice, thinking that the fierce battle had not yielded results for a long time, and that Cao Xiu's army might have begun to retire.

Only Zhu Ran felt like the calm before the storm. Even Lu Fan, who had been very optimistic before, felt that the situation was a bit strange and began to strengthen defenses.

In the early morning of the fourth day, it suddenly started raining on the river. The wind and waves were not big, but the rain lines were dense, which somewhat disturbed the view.

At this moment, Cao Jun finally attacked again!

Wu Jun, who was well prepared, immediately sailed to fend off the enemy.

But neither Lu Fan, who was sitting at the rear, nor Zhu Ran and Quan Cong, who were on the front line, knew that there were another five hundred boats heading east, using the drizzle as cover...

(End of this chapter)