Han Xiang

Chapter 357 You Should Never Marry Erqiao

"Oh? Who can take on this important task?"

Faced with Lu Su's curious questioning, Long Xiang didn't hide his clumsiness, and said in a low voice, "I plan to let Xibo and Yuan Duan go together."

"The two of them? I thought it was Xu"

Lu Su originally thought that Long Xiang would send Xu Chu, after all, the fighting power was second to none in Hefei, while Tang Ju and Lei Xu were relatively mediocre.

Considering that Long Xiang had his own intentions, Lu Su changed the subject and asked:
"There are quite a few generals in Hefei, why must it be the two of them?"

Long Xiang moved his body, chose a comfortable sitting position, and explained with a smile: "Yuan Duan (Lei Xu) was originally active in the Bishui River Basin, and he is very familiar with the terrain there, so he is the best candidate for ambush or retreat;
Originally, I should lead the team to burn the ship myself, but there is no more suitable person in the old city, so I can only send Uncle Zhu, who has experience in burning grain ships with me before, so he is familiar with the road."

"Burning experience?"

After hearing this, Lu Su thought about it. When Long Xiang went to Xuzhou to give the dowry, he burned a boat in Surabaya to cover up the truth.

Thinking of this, the corners of Lu Su's mouth rose slightly, and he praised: "Yun Qi really knows how to use people well."

Long Xiang responded with a smile: "Operation Huangque is a preliminary plan. The key depends on how the war will go. It is also possible that Wu Jing will not be fooled, but Sun Cao can continue to fight. Anyway, Hefei must remain neutral on the bright side."

"The two will not be consumed forever, Yuan Shao will definitely take action when he gets the news, but let's see if we can reap the benefits, but..."

Lu Su suddenly thought of something in the middle of his speech, and then stared at Long Xiang and reminded nervously: "Operation Huangque always needs to dispatch troops. Even with the help of binoculars now, it is impossible not to contact Cao Jun on land. Hefei's neutral state may Can't keep it, and there is a risk of being hostile by Sun Cao at the same time!"

"Ha ha."

Long Xiang smiled and stood up: "Zijing really thought it through, even thought of these details, but don't worry at all, I will let them pretend to be Jiangdong soldiers, so that Cao Jun will not suspect us."

"Wonderful." Lu Su was pleased when he heard this: "Sun Quan asked Chen Wu to pretend to be a Hefei soldier, and it is a courtesy for us to pretend to be Jiangdong soldiers."

Long Xiang nodded in agreement: "When the time comes, escape into the western mountainous area, use the binoculars to move around, and then sneak back to Hefei by detour. Whether Cao Cao or Sun Quan, they can't find anyone if they want to check."

"Good." Lu Su immediately got up and resigned: "I have gained a lot from the conversation today, so I will go back to the new city and ask the cavalry battalion to step up investigation. If there is important news, I will come in person. I usually communicate with semaphore on the city wall."

Long Xiang instructed: "It's good for Zijing to go back. The people in the new city are not as good as the old city. The family members of Chen Lan's subordinates have not yet obtained their ID numbers. During this time, the craftsman camp has closed the construction site and ask Uncle Zhong to help you get a grip on the order. In case Cao Cao suddenly gets into trouble midway, we have a precaution, don't we?"

Lu Su clasped his hands and nodded: "It makes sense to plan ahead. I'll tell Dudu Feng when I get back, but Yun Qi had better talk to General Tang and Lei in advance. Things like tung oil and dry food can already be prepared. Maybe Cao Cao's plan will be successful." What? Temporary preparations will delay the fighter plane."

"Haha, Zijing is really meticulous. I'll send you out now, and I'll find them both by the way."

Long Xiang took Lu Su's hand and walked out. On the way, he also reminded Lu Su to strengthen monitoring of Wu Jing. The key to Huang Que's operation was Wu Jing's strategy.

Wu Jing didn't write much in history, and Long Xiang didn't have a deep impression of him under Yuan Shu's command.

At the same time, Sun Ce's performance was really dazzling, covering the strength of Wu Jing, Xu Kun, Sun Ben and other relatives and relatives. In fact, Wu Jing performed quite well no matter in the era of Sun Ce or Sun Quan.

A well-behaved person is either strong in ability and makes few mistakes, or because of mediocrity, he does few things and makes few mistakes. Wu Jing obviously does not belong to the latter group of mediocrity.

Wu Jing was ordered to go north to attack Cao Jun's grain road. Before he left Chaohu, he had seen Sun Quan's expectations, and at the same time knew that Sun Quan had deliberately asked Zhou Yu to contain Cao Cao's main force.

After all, one's own success is equal to Sun Quan's success, and defeating Cao Cao can also gain corresponding prestige.

Wu Jing really wanted to realize his dream for this nephew, but the war was not based on his own will. He had been sending people to investigate the situation in Shaopi, Shouchun, Liu'an and other places, and wanted to use the maneuverability of the warships to harass the grain roads and force Cao Cao to follow him. Lujiang retreated to rescue Sun He, but when the fleet arrived at Feishui, Cao's army changed.

The situation came too suddenly, and the confidential information was obtained too easily, which made Wu Jing hesitate until Chen Wu led his troops to arrive and brought new information about Cao Cao's invasion of Hefei.

Xia Houyuan marched towards Hefei, and a large number of Cao Jun's grain ships assembled at Shaopi, and they were going to transfer to Longshu through Bishui and then go overland
Chen Wu was stunned by the relevant news, and he immediately spoke to Wu Jing:

"General Wu, why are you so indifferent to the good opportunity God has given me in Jiangdong? As long as we destroy Cao's grain ship, Huainan today will become the former Guandu, and today's Cao thief will become Yuan Shao in the past."

Wu Jing frowned and shook his head: "Opportunity is a good opportunity, but I haven't figured out one thing. Why did Cao Cao change the ration system and take away the ration guards? I heard that he attaches great importance to military rations."

"Isn't this obvious?" Chen Wu spread his hands and added bitterly: "Cao thief's battle line is too long now, and there are not enough civilians to support the land transportation. Only by conquering Hefei can the safety of Lujiang be guaranteed. It can only be him. The soldiers and horses in Lujiang were not enough, so Xia Houyuan was also transferred away."

Wu Jing asked: "Then how about changing the way of grain?"

Chen Wu replied: "Without Xia Houyuan guarding the grain in the rear, how could Cao thief dare to use the original land grain road? Besides, using water transport to save time and effort is the most reasonable choice."

Wu Jingshu nodded slightly, and sighed: "I didn't expect what Zilie said just now, but I'm worried that Cao's bandits will use their schemes. After all, Hefei is really hard to fight. If Xiahouyuan diverts halfway to go to Weishui to protect food, we will attack rashly. It is a small matter to burn grain and grass, but it is a major matter to fall into the trap of Cao's bandits."

Chen Wu immediately suggested: "General Wu, if you are worried about Xia Houyuan's deceit, why not send someone back to Hefei by boat for verification?"

"I'm struggling with this."

Wu Jing paused and explained: "Zhong Mou was worried that there would be too many warships and it would be easy to be discovered, so he deliberately replaced Zhou Langquan with a large one before leaving. If the big ships were sent to reconnaissance in the waters of Hefei, they would not be able to escape the scouts of Cao Jun. Our plan to rob food is bound to fail, if we don’t send a boat to scout, we’re worried about being tricked by Cao Cao, Xia Houyuan and others won’t really go to Hefei.”

After hearing this, Chen Wu hurriedly advised: "Since this is the case, don't startle the snake again. Although there is a certain risk in robbing food, the opportunity is rare. Not everyone can defeat Cao Cao. I don't know whether Xia Houyuan went to Hefei, but Zhang Liao, Cao Cao Chun and others chased him to Hefei, Cao Cao really wanted to kill Long Xiang."

"Why is Zilie so sure? Cao Cao doesn't seem to have any deep hatred for Long Xiang."

Before Wu Jing finished speaking, Chen Wuyu reminded earnestly: "Could it be possible that the general forgot Cao thief is a man? Long Xiang absolutely should have married Erqiao together."

(End of this chapter)