Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

walk the dog.

As the name suggests: Wherever the person goes, the dog chases him.

Xu Shu's easy-to-understand explanation instantly made the generals understand Xu Shu's intention.

There are two lines back to Jingzhou.

One is to pass through Luyang and Wancheng, and then go south via Xiangyang. This route is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also easy to be bitten by Cao Hong and Man Chong.

One is to run rampant in Runan County, as if entering uninhabited territory, then turn around to attack Wenpin in Xinyang; regardless of whether they can capture Xinyang or not, the Han soldiers can successfully return to Jiangxia County.

The second item has a very harsh condition, which is food and grass.

Not only did the Han soldiers have to march in a hurry, but they also had to ensure that the food and grass could follow the march.

If time is delayed, the Han soldiers may collapse midway due to lack of food.

At this time, the role of Ma Zhong's four thousand chariot soldiers became apparent.

Zhuge Qiao couldn't restore Zhuge Liang's wooden cow and flowing horse.

Zhuge Liang, who assisted Liu Chan in supervising the country in Chang'an, no longer focused on the research and development of mechanical ingenuity.

In other words: a wooden cow loses a horse, and the inheritance is broken.

Although the wooden cow and the flowing horse cannot be restored, Zhuge Qiao is not a craftsman, and his thinking will not be limited to the wooden cow and the flowing horse.

Zhuge Qiao knew very well: The essence of Zhuge Liang's creation of wooden oxen and flowing horses was to use machinery to save manpower and solve the difficulty of transporting grain in the Northern Expedition.

Since machines were used to save manpower, Zhuge Qiao, who had gained two thousand years of experience, could think of too many things.

The Blue Wings came into being based on this.

Guan Xing, Deng Zhi and other generals reacted one after another.

"No wonder the General of Fuhan made the military advisor take the lead, and also asked General Ma to bring the Blue Wings' chariot. From the beginning, the General of Fuhan took this situation into consideration."

"The military advisor did not attack Xiangcheng and Xuchang. Instead, he made a bluff at Dingling. He was also preparing to go south."

"We would actually doubt General Fu Han's deployment."

"Hey, I shouldn't think too much about this."

The generals murmured.

Deng Zhi pondered for a moment: "Commander, you asked us to cut off Ru River, is it also to delay Cao Xiu and Man Chong?"

Xu Shu didn't hide anything this time: "It's April now, and the water level in Ru River is flat."

"But in May and June, the water level in Ru River will gradually rise; if there is heavy rain, floods will occur in Ru River."

"If Cao Xiu and Man Chong ignore it, Dingling may suffer from Ru River."

"Man Chong suffered a loss in Fancheng. I don't expect him to let this happen again."

"Therefore."

"Even if Manchong learns that our army is heading to Xinyang, he will definitely dredge the river first to ensure that there are no worries before leading troops to pursue us."

"If he doesn't chase him and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Nanyang, with Wang Ping in Luyang, he can resist for a while."

"In this battle, the purpose of assisting the Han generals is not Cao Xiu and Man Chong, but Sun Quan."

"Unless Sun Quan is eliminated, the Northern Expedition will be difficult to succeed."

"Since Sun Quan dares to show his teeth and claws to the big man, then cut off Sun Quan's minions so that he can never be arrogant again."

Deng Zhi was surprised: "What do you mean by the military advisor, that all this was expected by General Fu Han?"

"Or could it be said that from the time General Wang sent out troops to when we increased our troops, General Fu Han was just creating a fighter plane for Lu Xun in Fankou to sneak attack Jingzhou?"

Guan Xing, Zong Yu, Fu Kuang and other generals looked at Xu Shu one after another, with questions in their eyes.

Xu Shu nodded: "Lu Xun is cautious in using his troops. He and Lu Meng suffered losses when they attacked Jingzhou seven years ago. He will not send troops easily."

"With Lu Xun at Fankou, the General of the Fu Han Dynasty did not dare to let the main force penetrate deep into the hinterland of Yuzhou."

"Therefore."

"Only General Fu Han would deploy a large number of rebels in Jiangxia County to bluff Lu Xun's judgment, and at the same time ask me to assist General Wang against Cao Xiu, and increase troops in Yuzhou to force Cao Zhi to put pressure on Sun Quan."

"Although Lu Xun is smart and cautious, he still has to bite the bait prepared for him by General Fu Han."

"The deployment along Nanjun, the garrison at Jiangling City, and the reinforcements from Yidu and Wuling counties will also make Lu Xun more convinced that General Fu Han's rear troops are exhausted."

"As long as our troops arrive at Jiangxia County, we can complete the entire deployment of General Fu Han to close the door and beat the dogs."

The generals were horrified.

Zong Yu couldn't help but said: "But this is too risky! If we can't gain an advantage in Yuzhou, won't Jingzhou have to be seized by Lu Xun?"

Xu Shu laughed and said, "How can we use soldiers without taking risks? How can we catch fat fish if we don't provide bait?"

"What's more, if we can't gain an advantage in Yuzhou, how can I come to Dingling to bluff?"

"The prerequisite for Lu Xun's willingness to send troops through Fankou must be when the Wei dogs in Yuzhou are at a disadvantage."

"In any war, you must have a comprehensive understanding of the enemy's general."

"Understand his character, his background, his relationship with the emperor and his ministers in the enemy country, his military style, and the true intentions of the enemy king."

"The battlefield is not only a fight between brave generals and soldiers, but also a game of wisdom between the generals."

Guan Xing looked at Xu Shu, who was high-spirited and scolding Fang Qiu, and couldn't help but ask again: "Military advisor, is Shi De your pseudonym?"

"who are you?"

"I don't think a Confucian scholar who has just entered the battlefield will have such a profound understanding of the battlefield."

"I'm not a novice watching you mobilize troops."

"In terms of manners, character, and strategy, among the Confucian scholars under your Majesty's command, only Prime Minister Zhuge and Shi Fachang can compare with you."

Guan Xing's question made Deng Zhi and other generals more suspicious.

Xu Shu's performance is so amazing!
Not to mention Cao Xiu, Man Chong was a famous fake Wei general, but now he was blocked in Dingling City by Xu Shu.

As for the name "Shi De", none of the generals had heard of it before.

If Xu Shu had been a young man, the generals would not have worried too much; but Xu Shu's appearance was that of an old man in his sixties.

Even though the vicissitudes of life make Xu Shu look older, he must still be in his fifties.

At this age and with such talent, he cannot be an unknown person.

Xu Shu smiled calmly: "If we get to Jiangxia smoothly, I will tell you my real name; if there is an accident on the way, then let me die as 'Shi De'."

Guan Xing was not stupid. Thinking of Xu Shu's words that he had "seen him when he was young" and the strong sense of familiarity, Guan Xing guessed that the man in front of him who called himself "Shi De" must have something to do with his father's past.

Xu Shu didn't want to say anything, and the generals couldn't ask any more questions.

After carefully discussing the tactics and deployment of the march south, Xu Shu ordered Ma Zhong to lead the Blue Wing Army to load grain and grass first.

Overnight.

The Han military camp outside the city became an empty camp, with only a large number of flags fluttering in the wind.

Two days later.

Man Chong, who sensed something was wrong, secretly sent spies out of the city to investigate.

When he learned that the Han soldiers had left and there were traces of going to Runan, Man Chong couldn't help but wonder: "Dingling is still there, so the Han dogs are going to Runan?"

"Aren't these Han dogs worried about lack of food?"

"Or is this a ploy to lure the enemy and deliberately lure me out of the city?"

Full of surprise and suspicion, Xu Shu led his troops toward Xinyang and bluffed the cities along the way.

If anyone in the city resists and defends, Xu Shu will ignore them.

If anyone is willing to surrender, Xu Shu will lead his troops into the city to collect all the money and grain from the treasury, and also spend money to buy grain and grass from the soldiers and people in the city.

This operation not only deceived the surrendered pseudo-Wei officials, but also the soldiers and people who sold grain in the city.

Entering the city does not harm the people, but only takes money and food from the government treasury, and then uses the money to buy food and grass from the people's homes. This seems like:
Nothing wrong?
Before leaving, Xu Shu asked the surrendered pseudo-Wei officials to find a place to hide on their own.

The clever pseudo-Wei officials hurried out of the city after the Han soldiers left; the pseudo-Wei officials who were lucky still thought they had escaped disaster.

When Manchong and his troops arrived, they saw that the food and grass in the treasury had been taken away by Han soldiers, and the food and grass of the people in the city had also been purchased by Han soldiers, and they were furious.

Those who surrendered to the puppet Wei officials were imprisoned and beheaded.

Man Chong, who was born as a cool official, could not tolerate such a bunch of wallflowers.

Xu Shu also didn't like this group of wallflowers.

Even though he was reminded to leave, he still wanted to stay in the city. Wasn't it because he was thinking that he would defect to the puppet Wei when Man Chong came?
If you don't listen to good advice and act erratically, you deserve to die.

When Xu Shu led his troops to Xinyang, Wenpin, the general guarding Xinyang, was almost frightened out of his soul.

"Are Cao Xiu and Man Chong both useless?"

"Seventy thousand troops in Yingchuan can actually let Han dogs wander to Xinyang City!"

Wenpin was anxious and angry, and ordered all the soldiers to board the city and defend it.

below.

Xu Shu rode his horse forward and shouted to persuade him to surrender: "Wen Zhongye, Cao Cao was the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty in the past. Although you guard Jiangxia for Cao Cao, you are also fulfilling your duties as a good general of the Han Dynasty. There is no right or wrong."

"Now that Cao Pi has usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself, do you have to forget the kindness of your old master and the luck of the Han family, and continue to be a pawn of the puppet Wei?"

"You have been guarding Jiangxia for more than ten years. Cao Pi only regarded you as a foreign general and never really trusted you."

"Why do you need to serve the Puppet Wei again and be reviled for eternity?"

Seeing Xu Shu's sharp words, Wenpin took a closer look and was shocked: "You, you are Xu Yuanzhi? When did you join the big man?"

Wenpin revealed Xu Shu's identity in one breath, causing all the generals around Xu Shu to change their expressions.

Especially Guan Xing, he was so shocked that he stuttered: "Xu, Xu, Military Advisor Xu?"

No wonder it looks familiar.

No wonder he has extraordinary talents.

Xu Shu followed Liu Bei for six years and was highly regarded by Liu Bei. Even Guan Yu, who had always been proud, was impressed by Xu Shu's broad mind, talent and learning.

It's just that Guan Xing was too young at that time, and he only knew that Xu Shu was a military advisor who was easy to get along with.

After a fierce battle at Changbanpo, Xu Shu was forced to leave.

Not only Liu Bei was reluctant to give up, but Guan Yu also often had regrets. When he was the governor of Guan Xing, he often mentioned Xu Shu.

Deng Zhi, Zong Yu and other generals had never heard of Xu Shu's reputation, so they asked Guan Xing.

Guan Xing looked at Xu Shu and introduced Xu Shu to the generals.

Xu Shu also didn't expect that Wenpin would still remember him. After being slightly surprised, he laughed and responded: "Wen Zhongye, I am a minister of the Han Dynasty, why do I want to surrender to the Han Dynasty?"

"Does it mean that because Cao Pi usurped Han and established Wei, do I have to admit that I am a minister of Wei?"

There was a pause.

Xu Shu's tone became a little more angry:

"Cao Cao captured my biological mother, forcing me to leave His Majesty. I have been living in the north for decades, and I didn't even dare to have any children."

"That guy Cheng Yu even used the following methods to coerce me into persuading Cao Pi to join Cao Pi and proclaim himself emperor. I was so humiliated that I had no shame in going to Chang'an to see His Majesty."

"Fortunately, Kong Ming has a good son. The love between me and Kong Ming gave me the opportunity to make great achievements." "Wen Zhongye, if you are willing to surrender, I am willing to share half of my credit with you, how about letting you return to the Han Dynasty with honor? "

Wenpin was silent.

In these years, Wenpin has been guarding Jiangxia instead of going to Yecheng, Xuchang, Luoyang and other places like other Jingzhou civil and military officials, and he also feels guilty for his old master.

however.

Wenpin could not join the Han Dynasty again without worries like Xu Shu.

If he defected to the Han Dynasty, Wenpin's wife, son and nephew would be slaughtered by Cao Pi.

Taking a deep breath, Wenpin drew his sword and shouted: "Xu Yuanzhi, needless to say, if you have the ability, come and attack my Xinyang City."

"Although I, Wen Zhongye, am not as good as a man who 'does not interfere with two masters', I have a clear conscience when it comes to protecting the country and the people!"

Looking at Wenpin, who had gray hair on his temples but was full of fighting spirit, Xu Shu couldn't help but feel a little sad.

The young heroes of Jingzhou in the past are now in their twilight years.

"Detour to Jiangxia!"

Xu Shu did not stay in Xinyang.

One reason is that there is Wenpin stationed in Xinyang and he is eager to go south; the other reason is that Xu Shu does not care about Xinyang in the first place.

Seeing Xu Shu leading his troops away, Wenpin also let out a long breath.

Xu Shu's appearance brought back memories of Wenpin's past when he was a general under Liu Biao.

Wenpin would rather fight to the death with Sun Quan than Xu Shu.

en route.

Guan Xing couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty has never blamed the military advisor; my father often thought that the defeat of Changbanpo was because of my father's fault."

"My father's Northern Expedition also wanted his colleagues who were trapped in the north to return to the Han Dynasty."

"Military advisor, you don't have to be like this!"

Xu Shu smiled and said: "I thought of announcing my identity when I was in Jiangxia County, but I never thought that I would be recognized by Wen Zhongye."

"My leaving for the sake of my mother was an injustice to His Majesty; and being coerced by Cheng Yu into signing Cao Pi's proposal to proclaim himself emperor was even more unwise."

"It is unwise and unjust, how can I have the face to see His Majesty?"

"You don't have to worry about me. As long as Sun Quan is beaten up this time, Jiangdong will not pose any threat to His Majesty!"

"With this great achievement, I can go to Chang'an to meet His Majesty and Kong Ming."

Guan Xing sighed: "In terms of overall planning, I am far inferior to Bo Song."

Xu Shu comforted him: "General Guan, there is no need to belittle yourself. You are still young and you still have a lot of time to learn and prove."

Guan Xing held up his hands and said respectfully: "The military advisor can just call me by my cousin Anguo. My cousin is also named by His Majesty."

Xu Shu laughed and said, "An Guo, An Bang and a country, Your Majesty has high hopes for you. In this case, I will call you my cousin from now on."

Xu Shu's army appeared in Jiangxia and soon spread to Xiakou.

Zhao Lei, who did not dare to be careless, quickly gave up the fight with Pan Zhang and took a fast boat to Shangchang City in person.

Seeing Guan Xing, Deng Zhi and others, Zhao Lei couldn't help but be surprised: "Aren't you in Yingchuan? How come you suddenly came to Jiangxia?"

Guan Xing smiled and said: "Of course I'm here to close the door and beat the dog!"

"When we learned that Sun Quan had sent a large army to invade Jingzhou, we traveled quickly for several days and arrived in Jiangxia in only fifteen days."

"Where is Lu Xun now?"

Zhao Lei shook his head: "After Lu Xun eliminated the suspect, Pan Zhang was left to fight with me in Xiakou. I don't know Lu Xun's whereabouts."

Xu Shu stepped forward and said: "Don't be suspicious, defeat Pan Zhang quickly and cut off Lu Xun's return."

Zhao Lei didn't recognize Xu Shu and looked at Guan Xing doubtfully.

Guan Xing smiled and introduced: "The military advisor is an old friend of your Majesty and my father. He is also the commander-in-chief of the 50,000-strong army going to Yingchuan."

Zhao Lei suddenly understood and quickly reported the battle situation in Xiakou to Xu Shu.

When he learned that the volunteer warships were still docked on the river bank near Xiakou, Xu Shu was overjoyed: "I didn't expect that Bosong could mobilize so many warships."

"An Guo, quickly lure the soldiers who are good at water and seize the serial warships."

Guan Xing did not hesitate and immediately selected 20,000 soldiers from Shanshui to seize the thousands of serial warships.

Xu Shu also asked Ma Zhong to lead the Blue Wing Army to stay in Shangchang City.

The waterways in Jiangxia are not suitable for chariot troops to travel, so it is most appropriate to stay in Shangchang City and watch out for Man Chong.

Xu Shu took the remaining troops and horses to meet Zhuge Qiao by land.

Han soldiers suddenly met in Jiangxia County, frightening Pan Zhang outside Xiakou and Han Dang outside Miokou.

Especially when they learned that no less than 20,000 Han soldiers had gathered on the serial warships abandoned by the Han soldiers, Pan Zhang and Han Dang finally realized Zhuge Qiao's true intention.

"The general has fallen into a trap. Han Dog's real target is not Yuzhou, but His Majesty!"

"Notify the general to withdraw our troops immediately!"

Lu Xun almost fainted when he learned that Zhuge Qiao's main force in Yuzhou had appeared in Xiakou.

"impossible!"

"This is impossible!"

"Cao Xiu, Man Chong and Wen Pin have an army of 80,000. Even if they cannot defeat Zhuge Qiao's main force, they can still contain it."

"How is it possible to let Zhuge Qiao's main force go through Runan all the way to Xiakou?"

Lu Xun was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

In less than 20 days, the Han soldiers arrived at Xiakou, which meant that Cao Xiu, Man Chong and Wenpin had almost no effective interception of the Han soldiers!

"Your Majesty has been plotted!"

"Weigou is so disgusting!"

In his heart, Lu Xun was convinced that Cao Xiuman doted on Wenpin deliberately, in order to make Han soldiers and Wu soldiers fight against each other.

however.

The current situation no longer allowed Lu Xun to think too much.

Even if you want to hold someone accountable, you have to return to Fankou first and then send an envoy to hold him accountable.

Lu Xun guessed half of it right.

Man Chong has been chasing Xu Shu, but Man Chong was plotted by Xu Shu. First Ru River was intercepted, and then the treasury was robbed.

Wenpin simply wanted to defeat Sun Quan.

If there are people in the pseudo-Wei who want to be fishermen, Wenpin must be one of them.

It is a fragile alliance to begin with, and both sides must put their own interests first.

In particular, Lu Xun had the speculative idea of ​​causing Han and Wei to fight.

Those who count, people will always count.

Looking at the unbreakable Jiangling City, Lu Xun could only order the withdrawal angrily.

The strength of Jiangling City refreshed Lu Xun's understanding.

Two thousand soldiers and horses plus a group of soldiers and civilians can stop the attack of tens of thousands of Wu soldiers!
This city is too strong!
Miankou.

Xu Shu and Zhuge Qiao met.

"Bosong, fortunately, I'm back!" Xu Shu laughed heartily when he saw Zhuge Qiao.

Zhuge Qiao also laughed: "Thank you, Mr. Kuaishou, you came faster than I expected. Didn't Xinyang Wenpin send troops to stop you?"

Xu Shu put his hands behind his back: "Not to mention that I caught Wenpin off guard. Although Wenpin worked for the puppet Wei, he felt guilty towards the big man in his heart."

"He just wants to protect the country and the people."

Zhuge Qiao couldn't help but sigh: "There are countless loyal and brave soldiers in this world who only want to protect the country and the people, but they are helplessly involved in the whirlpool of dynasty changes and cannot realize their aspirations."

Xu Shu saw the vicissitudes of life and said, "Bo Song doesn't have to worry. As long as Sun Quan is crippled this time, the Han Dynasty can go on the Northern Expedition without any worries."

"When the world is united, there will be no need for our own people to fight our own people."

"You may not know it well in the south. Cao Cao and his sons moved a large number of Xianbei, Wuhuan, Xiongnu and other barbarians into the country, but they did not teach them etiquette like you did in Liangzhou."

"Hu people are also human beings, and they will resist because the oppression is too harsh."

"If these barbarians, who have never been influenced by the etiquette of the Central Plains, are oppressed too hard, they will not only act rebelliously, but they may also regard the Han people in the Central Plains as pigs and dogs."

"By then, the Central Plains may encounter an unprecedented barbarian crisis."

Zhuge Qiao was awe-inspiring.

Although Zhuge Qiao has never been to the north, he knows about the crisis of the barbarians in later generations.

Due to the sharp decrease in the population of the Central Plains, millions of people from the Wuhu migrated inland over the past century, including 70 Xiongnu, 80 Qiang, 100 million Di, and 250 million Xianbei.

By the time of the Eight Kings Rebellion, there were only one third of the Han people in the north.

If there are appropriate ethnic integration policies to allow the Hu people to become Han Chinese, the crisis can actually be avoided.

The Han nation is originally a nation whose identity is mainly based on culture, rather than a nation whose identity is based on blood.

But there is a key core: the Hu people must identify with Han culture, and the Hu people did not invade.

If they invade, even if they identify with Han culture, they are still Han traitors!
Whether it was Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang or Zhuge Qiao, they all used cultural identity as the core for the Hu people, barbarians, and Qiang Rong who moved in, and made them join voluntarily instead of using aggression.

For example, in the land of Nanzhong, the Han Dynasty's policy has always been to attack and eliminate those barbarians who are unwilling to become Chinese and still want to invade.

Although the big man pursues peace and win-win, he only targets the guests and not the jackals.

however.

Pseudo-Wei is different.

What the Puppet Wei implemented was that the Han people were superior to the Hu people, so that the Han people would oppress the Hu people; at the same time, they also implemented the rule of nine grades of Zhongzheng, so that the Han people would oppress the Han people.

Such a regime that is unpopular with both the Han people and the Hu people will cause disaster sooner or later.

Xu Shu has always existed as a low-level and logistics official in the north, and he has a clear understanding of these things.

Zhuge Qiao, who came from later generations, also saw clearly.

"As long as I am here, the Central Plains will not encounter another crisis from the barbarians." Zhuge Qiao closed his eyes slightly and deduced the future evolution of the situation in his mind.

The essence of the Hu people's crisis is that a group of aristocratic clans feel that there is no value in oppressing the Han people, so they attract the Hu people to continue the oppression.

In the eyes of the aristocratic clans, the Han people and the Hu people are both beasts and horses, one is more ferocious and the other is docile, there is no big difference.

This is also one of the core reasons why Zhuge Qiao has been tentatively planning to weaken the power of the clan.

If the door is not cut, there will be no bifurcation in the trajectory of history.

a long time.

Zhuge Qiao opened his eyes with burning eyes: "This time, Sun Quan must be crippled and painful."

"Lu Xun, I won't give you a chance to make a comeback."

"The battlefield is ruthless. If you make a mistake, you will die!" (End of Chapter)