Han Xiang

Chapter 534: The righteous father disciplines his son as a matter of course

Gui Lan sent someone to Hefei to offer Danyang, but Long Xiang refused without thinking.

He said in his heart that this strategy of diverting misfortune to the east was used by him to deal with Sun Quan and Cao Cao, but now Gui Lan actually used it on himself.

Is it a trick?
Gui Lan can betray Jiangdong now, and she can betray Huainan in the future, and asking Long Xiang to take the blame and take the blame is obviously contrary to Long Xiang's character.

Long Xiang didn't even show up, and sent his "spokesman" Mi Heng to receive him. Gui Lan's envoy couldn't resist, so he hid his face and left.

At the same time, Yao Xuan, who had transferred his trading company to lurk in Wu, also used his own methods to pass information about Jiangdong back to Fei.

Major events in Jiangdong are happening one after another. Although Yao Xuan is working secretly, it is also inseparable from the enemies of the Sun family who are adding fuel to the flames.

When Sun Quan's "step down" was gaining momentum, "candidate" Sun Yi was suddenly assassinated. Long Xiang had to doubt Brother Shiwan, because from a result-oriented perspective, Sun Quan was the biggest beneficiary.

Long Xiang once joked with Lu Su that if someone cooperated with sending troops at this time and took the initiative to move the tiger away from Jiangdong, he might be able to cross the river in advance.

The result became a truth.

Gui Lan and Dai Yuan fled, the garrison in Shicheng moved, and hundreds of warships sailed westward.

None of this has escaped the prying eyes of the telescope on the other side. This is the result of Long Xiang's technology crushing.

"Yunqi, make up your mind quickly. The opportunity must not come again before it is lost. If we wait until the warships are built and the navy is well trained, and then we can fight steadily across the river, I don't know how many years we will have to wait and the price we have to pay. More, too.”

Lu Su looked at Long Xiang solemnly. He knew that there would be certain risks in this matter, but the huge benefits were worth the risk, but in the end it was Long Xiang who had to make the decision.

"I just can't understand it"

Long Xiang's face was serious, his brows furrowed into the Chinese character "Chuan", and he murmured: "Supposedly hundreds of people from Gui Lan and Dai fled, but Sun Quan mobilized more than [-] troops to pursue them? This is completely unreasonable."

Lu Su replied: "Judging from the last war, Jiangdong's military command is chaotic. Even if Sun Quan's decision is wrong and he goes to Jingzhou, I would not be surprised."

"It makes sense." Long Xiang nodded slightly, and then said: "Since Yao Xuan has been working for a long time and Jiangdong is in an empty state, there are three problems that are a bit troublesome now."

"Three questions? Can Yunqi please give me your answer?" Lu Su looked curious.

"First, what is the name of our division? In the past, Sun Ce used the guise of his family being persecuted, and Yuan Shu was behind him to support him;
Secondly, Jiangdong's troops are mainly distributed in Guangling, Shicheng, Wujun, and Chaisang. Now Lu Meng has taken away the main force of Shicheng. Although Wujun has internal assistance, he is afraid that Guangling and Chaisang will return to help. What route will they take if they retreat?
Third, our navy cannot take action on the issue of offensive supply lines. If Sun Quan and Lu Meng cut off the water channel, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Yunqi has considered it very comprehensively."

Lu Su stood up, twirling his beard. He paced and analyzed in front of Long Xiang:
"First of all, what is the name of the division? Sun Ce and Sun Quan both came to attack Hefei. It would be disrespectful for us to come and go without going back and forth. Furthermore, we temporarily stabilized Cao Cao. Sun Quan also attacked Cao's army many times. We can use the name of the imperial court to conquer the rebels." thief."

"Wait a minute." Long Xiang interrupted Lu Su and asked, "If you send someone to Xudu to ask for an order, it will take an unknown amount of time to come back and forth. Maybe Sun Quan has returned from the west."

"Why is Yunqi so stupid?" Lu Su smiled and joked: "When we send out troops, we can just send someone to ask the imperial court for orders. I believe Cao Cao is happy to be a fisherman. Besides, you are a Polu general appointed by the imperial court. Did you forget? An interesting anecdote from Jiangdong some time ago? It was said that you and Sun Wentai have the same general title. You can be called the father of Sun Quan, and it is natural for a father to teach his son."

"Ahem, I don't want to take him for granted."

Long Xiang smiled bitterly and continued to ask: "What about the other two points?"

Lu Su said solemnly: "The second point is easy to deal with. We can ask Jianguo (Qiaowen) to write to Chen Yuanlong and ask him to send troops from Dongcheng to feign an attack. Then Lu Fan in Guangling will not move lightly. We only need to capture Wuxian quickly. To capture Sun Quan and the family members of his generals, why retreat when there are hostages in hand?" "With Yao Xuanyue as an internal support, taking hostages is a solution." Long Xiang changed the subject and asked softly: "But isn't this method a bit underhanded? "

"A man behaves informally. I suspect that Sun Yi's death is closely related to Sun Quan. His methods may not be clean. As long as Yun Qi does not kill at will, I believe he will not cause anger and resentment."

"Since Sun Ce has learned from his mistakes, why should I look for trouble? Okay, let's talk about the third point."

Lu Su smiled and waved his hands, "As long as we take down Sun Quan's headquarters, we will have all the prisoners and food in the city, and we don't have to transport food from Hefei at all. Instead, Sun Quan will worry about food."

"Haha, I didn't react for a moment."

Long Xiang smiled lightly, and his face became serious again: "It's just that in this case, we may stay in Wu for a long time. If Sun Quan cuts off the return route, won't Huainan lose contact?"

Lu Su comforted: "Now that Ruxuwu has been completed, Sun Quan's warships cannot enter Chaohu. It is almost impossible for him to counterattack Hefei. As long as he quickly grasps the situation in Wu, he can connect the Jianghuai River and Yao Xuan's side." We have connected many anti-Sun people, which is very beneficial for us to control the situation."

"I trust Yao Xuan, but those Jiangdong nobles are powerful."

Long Xiang shook his head frequently in the middle of his words, thinking that Sun Quan had been fighting with them all his life, and they were not a group of enemies that were easy to deal with. He was worried that he would not be able to climb out of this quagmire.

"Think of the bright side in everything. With your intelligence, I think you will be able to defeat Sun Quan." Lu Su encouraged Long Xiang by patting him on the shoulder.

Long Xiang turned around and stared at Lu Su, and suddenly asked seriously: "Originally, you and I should go to Jiangdong together, but if we are going to be isolated from Huainan for a long time, it is best to stay alone at home. Does Zijing want to go to Jiangdong or stay in Hefei?" "

"This"

Lu Su was startled and asked, "Can't we go together? Generals Feng and Tang are loyal to you, Hefei must be impregnable, Shouchun is guarded by General Taishi, and Huainan is no problem if we leave."

Long Xiang quickly asked: "Who will guard Ruxuwu? It is very likely to be attacked there."

At present, Cao Xing, the commander-in-chief of Ruxuwu, and Liu Fu, his deputy, can do good things with Long Xiang and Lu Su, but if they are left to take charge alone, they may not have such strong psychological quality.

This is the so-called business backbone, and they may not necessarily be able to do a good job in management posts.

So as soon as Long Xiang finished speaking, Lu Su also fell into deep thought.

There are too few people in Hefei who can stand alone.

Seeing that it was getting late outside the palace, Long Xiang stood up and took Lu Su's hand and walked out. As he walked, he said, "Zijing, don't be in a hurry. Let me think about it all night, and I will give you the answer early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully when I get back."

Lu Su walked outside the palace, bowed his hands and said goodbye, and signaled Long Xiang to go back to the back house to be with his wife and children.

It was very cold at night in winter, when Long Xiang returned to the back house, the two sons and daughters had already gone to bed first, but the Qiao family sisters were still waiting in the main room.

Long Xiang is busy outside during the day, and it is customary for the couple to have dinner together in the evening.

The Qiao sisters have become more charming after giving birth. Qiao Wei still looks like a royal sister, while the petite Qiao Wan is a little chubby now, and the second child in her arms is about to be unloaded.

(End of this chapter)