Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2222 What an accident

  The grassland in spring is very beautiful.

  But now Cao Chun is not in the mood to appreciate it.

   It can even be said that there is some anxiety.

People who cannot adapt to life on horseback are gradually eliminated from the ranks of speed and cannot serve as cavalry. People who cannot adapt to the grassland and desert gradually become the targets of hunting in the desert. , or die, or escape. Similarly, those who cannot adapt to the war, or are slightly worse in the war, will also usher in the fate of being eliminated.

   Then, who will be eliminated?

  In the original plan, Cao Chun himself was a hunter, a hunter hidden in the shadows, waiting for the gift to be hooked, but now...

   Hussars and horses cruised back and forth in Baishan, neither marching eastward nor returning to the army, as if they were going to just stay in Baishan, waiting for Zhao Yun's large army to converge, which made Cao Chun and Kebi Neng very embarrassed.

   Ambush is the most commonly used method in war, but it is like a routine in Go. Although many people can memorize it and follow the gourd, whether it can be used well is another matter.

Originally it didn’t matter, Cao Chun could still afford to wait, he originally thought that he should be more patient than Kirby, if Kirby could afford to wait, then he could afford to wait even more, anyway, Kirby could be eager It is not Cao Chun himself who wants to restore the leadership of the grassland and desert.

   At worst, go back to Yuyang by yourself and wait for the next opportunity.

  Originally, Cao Chun thought that if it was about patience, Cao Chun would be more patient than Kirby.

   This patience comes from his own strength, but everything seems to have gradually changed, and this change was not expected by Cao Chun.

Generally speaking, if something has something to do with the word "accident", there is a high probability that it is not a good thing. unidentified person...

At first, Cao Chun thought it was the Wuhuan people, and didn't pay much attention to it, because the Wuhuan people are actually like a group of jackals. When they gather together, it looks like a huge team, but in fact, the fighting power is not strong, and it is a little more difficult. The bones of the city can't be chewed, and the Wuhuan people don't have any good means to attack the city, at most they just loot the surrounding area.

Moreover, the coalition forces of Liu He and the Wuhuan people had just been defeated before, so that the Wuhuan people had no choice but to flee far away. Even if the Wuhuan people wanted to regroup now, it would not be so easy, let alone if the Wuhuan people knew Zhao Yun When people march, they will habitually wait for Zhao Yun to confirm the victory before rushing wildly. On the contrary, if they see Zhao Yun and others being ambushed and defeated, they will give the Wuhuan people a hundred courage, and at most they will be on the periphery Baring his teeth, he didn't dare to rush forward.

  So I didn’t pay much attention to it at first, but later I found something was wrong. The latest soldier reported that after detection, it was found that these unidentified people were not Wuhuan people...

   Then Cao Chun speculated that it might be Ding Lingren.

  Because there are powerful people nearby who threaten Yuyang, there are only a few people left.

   But the question is how did Ding Ling people bypass the cordon in the north?

  Why didn't the scouts in the north report?

If one or two scouts failed to report back, that's normal. After all, when scouts from both sides fight, there are winners and losers. If the loser dies, it is impossible to report back. However, none of the scouts sent by Cao Jun could escape. , so that there is no return, that is obviously impossible.

  So, on the whole, the possibility of Ding Ling people not breaking the cordon of the scouts, and at the same time, a large army crossing the cordon and going south to threaten Yuyang is almost zero.

  Then the question arises, who are these unidentified people who unexpectedly appeared near Yuyang?

this is a big problem.

   is also a very troublesome problem.

  This accident was not within Cao Chun’s plan, otherwise Cao Chun would not have just arranged for two thousand people to defend the city in Yuyang. Although about 2,000 people is not a small number to guard a city, Cao Chun had no choice but to conceive because he did not know who the opponent was, nor how many troops the opponent had, and then judge the specific strategy. Facing the worst possible situation.

   What will happen if Yuyang is lost, this can be imagined without much effort, and this result is something Cao Chun cannot accept anyway. So the question to consider now is, if Yuyang is really in danger, how to deal with it!

  That's right, from Shanggu to Yuyang, if you use cavalry to rush to the rescue, it won't take long, but rushing to the rescue of Yuyang is tantamount to giving up the ambush. Giving up is easy, but it also means that all the previous efforts will be in vain.

   Is it worth it?

But if you insist on staying here, once there is some danger in Yuyang, the consequences will undoubtedly be the most serious and terrifying. Cao Jun's cavalry, which has lost its foundation, will collapse even if it retreats, let alone attacking. Bad.

  Yuyang is the foundation of Cao Chun and the support point of the entire Youzhou of the Cao family, so there is no room for loss.

   There was even a more terrifying thought that gradually popped up in Cao Chun's mind. What if the ambush in front of him is not the hussar, but him?

   What if Cao Chun thought he was a hunter, but he thought it was?

  Cao Chun felt a little cold behind his back, as if something was staring at him coldly...

  ...(⊙o⊙)...

  『Ju engaged in...it's dawn...』

"what? What? Oh..." Ju Shou was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he had stayed up all night before he knew it.

  In the lobby of the Yuyang government office, Ju Shou straightened his waist slowly, but found that his back was extremely stiff and sore due to long-term bending and lying down, and he groaned in pain.

  The night passed, and the day came.

  But the next night is approaching.

  In Yuyang, how many nights can you survive?

   There was a bad premonition rising in Jushou's heart, which prevented him from arranging troops all night to simulate the battle situation.

But…

  Ju Shou staggered.

The guards hurried forward, helped Jushou to stand up, moved slowly, massaged for Jushou to relax the muscles on the back, and then signaled the servants to come forward to clean up the table, blow out the candles, and bring the toiletries .

  Ju Shou took the face towel and covered his face.

"Ah…"

  Ju Shou closed his eyes forcefully, his eyes also felt stinging, and some tears flowed out. After looking at the map all night, his eyes are now dry, as if someone threw a handful of sand into his eyelids.

  Under the cover of the warm face towel, the pain caused by Jushou staying up late was gradually relieved, but the worries in his heart were not reduced by half.

   Discovering this was actually an accident.

After defeating the biggest threat around Yuyang, the Wuhuan people fled, and then Cao Chun and Ke Bineng teamed up to fight against the Dingling people. It can be said that in the Youzhou area, an unprecedented period of safety is ushering in. Let Jushou, who has been under the pressure of Zhongda physically and mentally, feel a little bit of respite, so Jushou took some people to the surrounding area for an outing...

In spring, the prairie in Youbei certainly has a beautiful scenery. If you hunt some prey and then sit under the peach blossom tree, eating barbecue and drinking wine at the same time, the hard work of these hours is not in vain. A little reward.

  But it was during such an originally simple outing, Jushou and his party who were just preparing to kill some small prey, ended up encountering a "big prey"!

  Suddenly encountered the attacking Jushou, and was almost killed by an arrow on the spot!

  Fortunately, Ju Shou happened to turn around and talk to others at that time, and escaped the catastrophe, which also exposed the whereabouts of these unidentified people who had been hiding around Yuyang.

Afterwards, Jushou naturally had no intention of continuing to go outing. He hurriedly returned to Yuyang City, and dispatched scouts to detect the surrounding area. He found that these people were not just a small group of people, but there were also some traces around the area that had not disappeared. And judging from these traces, these are not the ranger assassins that Ju Shou originally speculated, but soldiers who obviously bear some military traces!

   But who is the soldier, Ju Shou has not been able to find out...

  It's a pity, if the reaction was more sensitive at that time, it would be nice to leave some survivors.

   Ju Shou sighed slightly under the face scarf.

  『General... Has the general not replied yet? "Ju Shou closed his eyes, covered himself with a towel, and asked vaguely, "What new discoveries did the scouts have?" 』

   The guard was silent for a while, "Report to work...no, none..."

  Ju Shou paused with his hand covering his face, and after a while, he put down his hand and towel together, took a long breath, and said, "The three elders in the city come..."

  Jushou is not from Yuyang. Although Guangping is not too far from Youzhou, the local aborigines are more familiar with the terrain around Yuyang, such as the three elders of Yuyang.

   Not long after, the three elders of Yuyang came.

  The three elders are not three people, but one person, whose title is "three elders".

  『Exemption... Please sit down...』Ju Shou stared at the three elders of Yuyang, was silent for a moment, and asked in a deep voice, "From Yuyang to Liaodong, is there only a tunnel from Bin to Liao?" 』

  The three elders of Yuyang couldn't help being startled, and looked up at Jushou's face.

  The last time Jushou asked the three elders of Yuyang this question, but at that time the three elders of Yuyang said that there was only this way. After all, this road was the most convenient for the army to march, and other places were not suitable for the army to move.

  But this time Jushou asked again, obviously there are some new changes, if you insist at this time, in case...

  The three elders of Yuyang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, hesitated for a moment, "Reporting to work, there is not only one... road, but that one... is quite difficult..."

  Ju Shou gestured, "Take a picture... point it out!" 』

The three elders of Yuyang stepped forward and made gestures on the map, "To the northwest of Changli, there is a water named Lao Qinshui, and then meandering south along the waterway...but this road is rough and difficult, and there are long detours. The army should It's impassable...」

  『Should it be or not? It's not up to you! ”Ju Shou frowned, then glared at the elders of Yuyang, “Why didn’t you say it earlier? ! 』

  『This...this...』 The three elders of Yuyang lowered their heads, "I didn't think of it before I came down... I was asked about it today, and I suddenly remembered..."

"Humph! ”Ju Shou waved his hand, “Back off! 』

The three elders of Yuyang cupped their hands, and when they were about to step down, they didn't know if they really thought about it again, or they wanted to make up for their previous mistakes, so they stopped, and added: "If you want to work, if you say Road, in fact, there is another... you can go by water...』

  『Waterway? ’ Ju Shou’s eyes widened, his heart skipped a beat, and he repeated, ‘Waterway! 』

  ...(⊙﹏⊙b)...

  Ju Shou’s guess this time is not wrong, he is indeed from Liaodong, and he also traveled by water, after all, the water is more lubricated...

   Liaodong naturally does not have so many ships, the ships belong to Soochow.

   Well, it can’t be called Soochow now, but it should be called Jiangdong’s grandson, given by Sun Shiwan.

  After the grandson, Sun Quan is very excited now, sitting in the hall and looking around, his brows and eyes are filled with uncontrollable pride, as if shouting, "Come, praise me, come praise me quickly!" 』

  From a certain point of view, Sun Quan's move is really good.

  Ordinary people really can't think of it.

  Sun Quan hooked up with the people of Liaodong, one south and one north, across the vast sea, they even made peace!

"Ahahahaha..." Sun Quan beamed with joy, gesticulating at the map, "Now that Youzhou is in chaos in the north of the Cao thief, he must dispatch troops to the north, and he needs to guard against hussars in the west, plus... hehehe, then the south line must be empty ! At that time, you only need to move your army to the north, and the Cao thief can't take care of both the north and the south, and can't have both the east and the west. 』

  The word "all defeats", Sun Quan really gnashed his teeth, categorically, the sound shook the beams and pillars, and his voice lingered.

   Zhou Yu was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Sun Quan would really do such a thing, and make it so big, taking everything into consideration. At first, Zhou Yu thought that Sun Quan was just using Xuzhou's business route to assassinate Cao Cao, so as to instigate Cao Cao and Fei Qian to cause a fight between the two. Unexpectedly, Sun Quan actually hid his tricks. Not only did he contact Zang Ba through business, but he also went directly to Bei contacted Gongsun!

  The strategy of long distance and close attack.

   I have to say that this hand is really beautiful.

  But, is this too far away?

   It is so far away that you can get married once a year, just like a long-distance relationship, uh, worse than a long-distance relationship. If there is a big storm in the sea, that guy will be in vain...

In fact, Sun Quan did not have such a grand strategic goal from the beginning, but because Jiangdong really lacked war horses, and Cao Cao was originally caught by Fei Qian, and then could the war horses in Sun Quan's hands be leaked from Cao Cao? It's like a broken pillar keycap of a certain merchant who has not changed it for thousands of years. It is more expensive than imported Dawan horses, but the quality is worse than that of pony raised in the countryside!

  So in fact, Sun Quan originally wanted to smuggle some war horses from Liaodong...

   After all, if you take the Liaodong line, you can earn the difference without middlemen, how cool.

  Hooking up with the Gongsun family in Liaodong was an unexpected gain, and it was indeed not in Sun Quan's plan, but it did not prevent Sun Quan from boasting about this as his own meritorious service.

   These days, the smell of wine is still afraid of deep alleys, so what if you don’t blow it?

   Blow it, and some people will praise it.

Those direct subordinates of Sun Quan are of course flattering Sun Quan crazily, but they have heard a lot of what they say, and they have the same taste, so Sun Quan wants to change his taste. Bow your head, it is really as mellow as fine wine, but now, these people who Sun Quan expected should be bowed down and praised, are not very cooperative.

  『In the past, there was Minister Lu Mu who envoyed all the sons and sons to Jin and Chu, and now there is a lord Qianli who married his sons and grandsons in Liaodong. ”Yu Fan took the lead and didn’t give face, sneered twice and said, “My lord is really thoughtful, admire, admire! 』

"Uh-huh? 』Sun Quan gave a smack, thinking that this sounded like something, why didn't it sound like something? Then I saw someone from the Jiangdong Four Families seated smiling slightly, and immediately reacted, shouting angrily, "Yu Zhongxiang! What do you mean? ! 』

  Yu Fan cupped his hands and said: "I have little talent and learning, and I don't understand the master's subtle strategy. If there is something unclear, I would like to ask the master to enlighten me... May I ask the master, if there is a change in Liaodong, we are located in Jiangdong, when will we know?" 』

  『This…』Sun Quan couldn't answer.

  『If Cao Jun knew about this, he would be falsely announcing his change. How can I tell the truth, my lord? ”Yu Fan pursued closely, “Furthermore, Liaodong is a corner of the country, the land is sparsely populated, the soldiers are short of soldiers, and there are few generals. How dare you ask if there are gains and gains if you seek with such people? 』

  『Bold! 』

As soon as Sun Quan clapped the table, he was about to have Yu Fan cleaned up, but he heard Zhang Zhao hand in hand and said: "My lord, what Zhong Xiang said may be extreme... Don't worry about it, my lord... It's just that I heard that my lord sent 3,000 soldiers." It was sent to Liaodong, and there are also some jewelry, goods, warships, I don't know... is it true or not? 』

  『Hmm…』It was obviously impossible to hide this matter, so Sun Quan nodded.

  『Then... I don’t know what gift from Liaodong? Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and asked in a quiet voice.

   What else?

  Liaodong, Liaodong Three Treasures, adding some war horses, and because of the long-distance sea transportation, some war horses have died on the way, and most of the remaining war horses have actually lost weight, and they can’t be used without raising them for a year or two.

  Sun Quan hesitated.

  Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Quan as if looking at his own prodigal son. If you are not in charge and don't know that the firewood and rice in your house are expensive, so you sell them at such a cheap price. Do you really think that you are sitting on a golden mountain, or is Jiangdong already rich enough to give something to anyone who comes here?

  The members of the Jiangdong Four Great Families also looked at Sun Quan as if they were looking at a fool who lacks love. The people of Jiangdong have always been shrewd, good at calculating, and they can be better than monkeys if they stick some hairs on. Anyway, if people from Jiangdong's four big families do it, they will be killed on the spot as outliers!

  Zhou Yu lowered his head and never looked at Sun Quan from the beginning to the end.

  Sun Quan's face was livid, his hands were pinching the table, his veins were throbbing...

  (end of this chapter)