Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 324 Chapter 323 Lin Mo vs Zhou Lang
When Liu Bei heard Mi Zhu shouting the words "trouble", Liu Bei's heart suddenly sank, and his first reaction was that something happened in Changsha.

Cao Cao captured Jingzhou without losing any troops. What he gained was not only a huge territory, but also 10,000+ soldiers and horses in Jingxiang on land and water, among which the navy was the most powerful.

Cai Hao and Zhang Yun have had bad intentions for a long time. It is possible that they could attack from behind while they are fighting Xia Houyuan.

Although Zhuge Liang expected it, because of the water flow problem upstream and downstream, he guessed that Cai Mao did not dare to advance rashly, otherwise Huang Zu of Jiangxia would be defeated from behind by taking advantage of the water flow.

On the other side of Wankou, Jiangdong's navy took advantage of the water flow to press Gan Ning to the ground and rub him.

Of course, the possibility that Xia Houyuan issued combat orders to him cannot be ruled out.

But even so, Liu Bei did not panic.

After all, it was the navy. Huang Zu must have lost a lot of his men. Even if the army came to the city, don't forget that Huang Hansheng, the commander of Changsha, was still there.

Apart from the two thousand soldiers and horses patrolling the city, it is true that there is no military strength, but with the prestige of the young masters Liu Qi and Huang Hansheng, there is still a way to quickly recruit some people from the common people to defend the city.

What's more, the navy is not good at attacking cities, so there is no need to panic.

"Zizhong, what happened, don't be impatient, tell me slowly." Liu Bei looked calm and composed.

Mi Zhu almost fell off his horse. It can be seen that the galloping along the way did not break him. He was out of breath and said, "My lord, General Guan has returned to Changsha."

"This is a good thing. Why did you say it was a disaster?" Zhang Fei frowned.

At this time, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang nervously, and the latter asked with an uneasy look on his face: "But how many troops and horses were lost? How many?"

This question is so critical.

It can be said that it directly determines the final victory of this battle and the future direction of Liu Jun.

Perhaps because of the jolt, Mi Zhu couldn't speak out several times, and finally raised three trembling fingers.

three?
Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Is it a loss of three thousand? It's not bad."

This result is indeed a bit regrettable. After all, he was only responsible for containment and did not need to start a war. However, he lost three thousand soldiers and horses. After all, it should not have been done.

Yun Chang, you must be careless, Yan Liang and Wen Chou are not so easy to deal with.

Mi Zhu shook her head bitterly.

His heart that had just dropped was rising again, Liu Bei's voice was trembling, and he asked tentatively: "Could it be that we lost seven thousand and only brought back thirteen thousand?"

This is a very tricky matter. After all, it doesn't mean that if all Xia Houyuan's troops are eliminated, Jiangling City will be included in the territory. You still have to be prepared for Cao Cao's revenge. Nanjun is really important and is the lifeblood of the entire Jingzhou. Cao Cao will not remain indifferent.

He can lose Lingling or Wuling, but he must not lose Nanjun.

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang with a solemn expression. The latter sighed softly, shook his head and said: "Yun Chang must have ignored dissuasion and advanced too aggressively. There are only [-] troops left.
Fortunately, the lord has four to five thousand soldiers at his disposal, and together they can make up eighteen thousand soldiers. The difficulty is a bit difficult, but it is not impossible to do anything. "

"We can only work hard to make more plans." Liu Bei also nodded sadly.

After the two communicated, they discovered that Mi Zhu had a sad face. Apparently he could speak, but he couldn't bear to tell the answer.

"Is it possible that the second brother lost [-] troops?" Zhang Fei blurted out.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang took a breath of cold air.

The discount of [-] was no joke. They only brought back [-] troops and horses. In other words, with the troops and horses of the headquarters, it was only worth [-].

It is true that Jiangling is a fortified city, but your troops and horses are too few to withstand the fierce attack of Cao Jun.

The only way is to let Shamoko join in.

But this guy has lived in the Wuxi Man tribe all year round and is not used to the rules in the city. He is afraid that he will try to trick him.

Just when Zhuge Liang was making his final plan, Liu Bei found that Mi Zhu was about to cry. He suddenly felt a chill coming from deep down his back and spreading throughout his body, "Zizhong, don't tell me that Yun Chang only brought back three Thousands of soldiers and horses.”

Zhong, don't make this joke with me, it's not funny.

"Including the lightly and seriously injured soldiers, a total of 140 people were brought back."

The sound fell, and the scene became quiet.

It can be seen with the naked eye that Liu Bei's face was earth-colored, Zhuge Liang's face was full of disbelief, and Zhang Fei's eyes were as wide as a copper bell.

"Impossible! My second brother is invincible in the world. How could he lead an army of [-] people just to contain him but only managed to defeat [-] soldiers and horses!"

"How can Yan Liang, Wen and Chou, two of the first bidders, be the rivals of my second brother? It's impossible!"

The two brothers have great confidence in Guan Yu.

Mi Zhu choked with sobs and said: "My lord, it's true. General Guan claims that he has no face to face my lord. He is waiting for you to go back and punish him in Changsha."

After receiving a positive answer, Liu Bei staggered back and fell down if Zhang Fei hadn't been holding him up.

Yun Chang, we don't bring people like this. 2 people, that's an army of [-] people. We asked you to contain them, not to attack them!

If sadness could materialize, then Liu Bei's heart would be like Rupert's Tears, which was hit hard at the tail and completely shattered into pieces.

A quarter of an hour ago, he was still looking forward to taking Nanjun, regaining the entire Jingzhou, and looking down on the entire Jingzhou from now on.

At the same time, we also need to find a way to completely take Huang Zu under his command, because using Jiangling City to attack Sichuan will inevitably require naval forces.

Although Yizhou is now in the hands of Cao Cao, who is much more ruthless than Liu Zhang, it is not a big problem, because there will inevitably be a life and death battle between Lu Lin and Cao Cao in the Central Plains.

At that time, if I take the opportunity to attack Jingzhou or Yizhou, who will save me?

He even saw the territories of Yizhou and Jingzhou connected together, and in the blink of an eye he became the world's leading overlord.

When the future is shining brightly, you actually told me that it would be ridiculous to defeat an army of [-] and reduce it to only [-], and add in the lightly and seriously wounded.

Zhuge Liang did not comfort Liu Bei at this time, because his sadness was no less than Liu Bei's.

For Liu Bei, his sadness was the shattering of his dreams on a macro scale, a heartache that suddenly stopped when he was making great strides forward on the smooth road of life.

But Zhuge Liang was a person who was accustomed to calculating. After hearing the bad news, he naturally made a calculation in his mind.

After painstaking efforts, he acquired the land of the three counties in southern Hunan. He continued to take advantage of his personal connections and finally prepared an army of [-]. This was the result of suffering in the three counties of southern Hunan, where the strength was relatively strong.

Now?

Even if you give me another three years, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

What was the purpose of all these years of hard work? It was to use 3 men to defeat Xiahou and capture Nanjun, and to allow Guan Yu to defend the city with 2 men, thus realizing the grand strategic goal of capturing Jingzhou.

You, Guan Yunchang, are so awesome. Even though we were fighting in a bloody frontal battlefield, we only lost more than 4000 yuan. You were responsible for restraining the people who couldn't leave the stronghold, but you actually lost [-] yuan?

Zhuge Liang could be said to have been thinking hard about this battle day and night, calculating every detail. Until today, it can be considered that it is on his own chessboard, including Lin Mo's victory over Guanzhong.

Even Guan Yu's character was calculated, so he was given three tips before setting off.

The tactics in those three tips are all based on Zhuge Liang's careful inventory of Anfeng's actual situation and speculation on possible situations. It can be said that even if Guan Yu really gets confused for a while, as long as he follows the instructions in the tips, there will be no big consequences. That’s the right question.

However, he really didn't expect that despite all the instructions and three tips, this situation would still arise.

Guan Yu's [-] troops were the lifeblood of Liu Bei's expansion. Now they are gone. No matter how clever Zhuge Liang is, he will be unable to make a meal without straw.

Liu Bei's eyes were filled with tears, and he cried again.

Unlike before, this time I was really sad and crying.

"Military advisor, isn't there still 10,000+ grain and grass in this camp? If we take Wuling again, there will be some who have stored grain. Can we recruit some young and feasible generals immediately?" Zhang Fei stood in front of Liu Bei and didn't know how to comfort him. He could only Look at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang slowly shook his head, "When the news of Xia Houyuan's defeat and capture reaches Cao Cao, he will take action immediately. We don't have time."

Recruits?

Can the new recruits fight?
"Kong Ming."

Liu Bei suppressed the sadness in his heart and asked with a slight sob: "How should I deal with myself now?"

Zhuge Liang's feather fan was waving as if it was equipped with a motor, and he was pacing back and forth.I want to return home, but there is no good way.

I don't know how long it took before he sighed: "My lord, the only plan for now is to take advantage of the news of Xiahou Yuan's defeat and capture. Cao's army was shocked and quickly captured Wuling County. After that, I will only think of ways to calm down Xiahou Yuan." Cao Cao was furious, and both sides stopped their troops.

After all, for Cao Cao, as long as Nanjun is in hand, his greatest enemy is Lu Lin, not his lord. "

I understand. In other words, Nanjun should stop thinking about it.

Liu Bei closed his eyes in pain.

Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Doesn't it mean that after more than 2 people fought, we only got the two counties of Wuling and Lingling?"

Don’t blame Zhang Fei for his reaction.

In the land of Jingxiang, Jiangxia is the richest, Nanjun is the most important, and Wuling and Lingling are the poorest.

Whether it is population, taxes, or land, these two counties together cannot even compare to Guiyang. Such a high price is all for Nan County.

"It would be great if we can win these two counties." You still want Nan County, what are you thinking?

"Kong Ming, thank you for your trouble." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he walked towards the depths of the village alone. Under the sunset, only a lonely figure was left to everyone.

After coming out of Changfeng City, Lin Mo led three thousand cavalry to advance westward.

I originally expected that even though I was working hard, but judging from the time, Jiangdong's soldiers and horses would have time to retreat to Lujiang.

But Tan Ma's report said that Sun Ce and his people were carrying grain and grass from various counties and leaving. This was to take away all the government's grain stocks in all counties and leave an empty shell for Lin Mo.

"Master, Sun Ce is in Yangcheng now. Judging from their direction, the next one must be Bo County, and then return along the Lujiang Trail. This route can avoid exposing the army to the wilderness and being killed by cavalry sporadically. .”

We haven't seen each other for a while. It seems that Xu Sheng has made great progress after following Gao Shun and Xu Shu. They both began to put forward their own opinions, and their judgments were very accurate.

Yu Jin on the side nodded and said: "What Wen Xiang said is reasonable. There are only eighty miles to Bo County. The general suggested that we drive all night today to reach Bo County before dawn. In this way, Sun Ce's army can arrive Kill them by catching them off guard!"

Even Zhao Yun frowned and agreed: "I agree, Yunwen, I have walked along the Lujiang Trail. The mountains there are not dangerous, but the road is rugged and the horses cannot gallop. Fighting in such an environment, our cavalry will not even be seen." We must be able to defeat Jiangdong's infantry."

Having a horseshoe on a war horse does reduce the risk of the horse losing its front hoof, but that kind of road is rugged and rocky, making it extremely difficult for people to walk on it, and a war horse can get hoofed too easily.

It can be seen that this route was carefully selected by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, otherwise they would not have been so bold in exposing their troops to the sight of the cavalry.

"Four or five miles south of Bo County, you will enter the Lujiang Trail. Once you enter, the cavalry cannot pursue you.

From this perspective, rushing to Bo County in advance is the only way to intercept Jiangdong's troops. "

Lin Mo looked at the parchment drawings in front of him and smiled: "But, thinking about it on the other hand, if I were Zhou Yu, I would also think that Bo County should be the only place where Lu Jun might appear."

After saying this, the three of them stood up in shock. Xu Sheng spoke quickly and said in surprise: "Young Master means that this so-called transfer of grain and grass from various counties is actually Jiangdong's strategy to lure the enemy. He has set up a trap in Bo County. Ambush?"

"not sure."

Lin Mo shook his head calmly, "However, Zhou Yu is also a man who is good at calculations. He should know the time it takes for our cavalry to get from Changfeng to Bo County.

What's more, how much food, grass and money can be found in these counties? Is it worth risking their lives? "

In the minds of everyone, Lin Mo is a man who can play with the world, and treats Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and others as playthings in their hands.

Therefore, what he said would naturally make these generals feel that it was not speculation, but fact.

Yu Jin showed a look of fear on his face and said attentively: "What the Marquis said is absolutely true. If we rush all the way to Bo County, we can arrive there around Mao hour, but we will be exhausted and need to rest for a while.

If there were still Jiangdong's soldiers and horses in the city, the consequences would be disastrous. "

Lin Mo's prophetic skills have long since expired, but he knows what kind of characters he faces and can always deduce possible situations based on his previous understanding of them.

For example, Zhuge Liang's stability, Xun You and Guo Jia's curiosity, Pang Tong and Xu Shu's integrity, and of course, the poisonousness of the old Yinhuo.

The opponent is Zhou Yu. Although he is only good at water fighting, he is not weak in strategy and tactics.

He should know that even if the two sides were to confront each other in Lujiang, no matter whether it was the cavalry that made the infantry miserable or the overall number of troops, they would not be their opponents.

What's more, they may not dare to stay in the city, because when they come and have the superior force, their chances of winning are so great that this group of aristocratic families do not dare to be mere wallflowers.

Once they mobilize an alliance to sell Sun Ce, it won't be too difficult.

Therefore, even if Jiangdong wanted to hold him back, the first problem he had to solve was the cavalry.

When the army is pressing on the border, it is not easy to lure out the cavalry, and the best time is to chase them when they withdraw.

With this idea, it is not difficult to judge that Bo County is actually a bait.

"It's impossible for Zhou Yu to take all the Jiangdong soldiers and horses into action. Some of them should have indeed retreated to Lujiang, right?" Lin Mo asked casually.

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Tanma said there are only three to four thousand people."

Lin Mo sneered, "Three to 4000 people, this bait is big enough, it can indeed attract us."

Then, he looked at Xu Sheng and said with a smile: "Wen Xiang, I have often heard you talk about some of your opinions along the way. It seems that your time in Xiaoguan has made great progress. I want to ask you, if you are Sun Ce, if I don’t fall into the trap, how can I escape from the cavalry?”

Ah this
Xu Sheng was stunned for a while and said with a smile: "I can't say that I have made much progress. I just learned a little bit. If it were me, I could avoid the cavalry's pursuit by taking advantage of the deep forests and rocky paths."

Seeing that he had finished speaking, Zhao Yun added: "If we can't find these terrains for a while, we can only rely on caltrops."

"exactly."

Xu Sheng quickly agreed, "The best way to avoid being hunted in the wilderness is with caltrops."

Tribulus was first used during the Warring States Period.

However, the actual use of this thing on the battlefield is rare.

It's not difficult to make, but in an era when armor armor rate of [-]% is considered high-level, there are so many resources to make caltrops.

This thing looks small, but if you want to target war horses, not only will it not be replaced one by one, but it will also have to be spread over a large area. It is purely to make up for the shortcomings of being too small by covering it with firepower.

"In the previous battle with Yan Liang, Wen Chou, they didn't use it. That was because of terrain problems. But there are no war horses in Jiangdong. If they dare to launch an attack brazenly, they must have brought a large number of iron caltrops to target the cavalry."

Listening to Lin Mo's eloquent words, the three of them suddenly realized what they were doing, and they were even more convinced that Bo County was completely Jiangdong's trap.

He even thought about it, if we didn't fall into the trap, he still had a back-up to deal with, and that was the caltrop that the cavalry was most afraid of.

Of course, the effect of using it in the wilderness will not be very good. After all, they can still buy time to save their lives and escape to the Lujiang Trail.

It seems that Zhou Yu is really good this time.

"Then, Yunwen, should we go to Bo County?" Zhao Yun was also a little unsure.

"Of course we want to go. They have set up a stage. If we don't go, who will watch their acting?" Lin Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Xu Sheng and Yu Jin didn't understand how to break the situation, so they started laughing when they saw Lin Mo smiling so happily.

"However, before that, someone needs to send a letter to Wan County first."

"To whom?" Zhao Yun asked.

"Didn't Ziyang arrange a marriage for me? Then Duke Qiao is my father-in-law, so I can't express my feelings to him." What is the difference between this concubine and my real wife? Lu Bu is my father-in-law, so this Duke Qiao can only be called my father-in-law. My father-in-law is a very difficult person to speak.

"Mr. Qiao?"

Zhao Yun looked at Yu Jin and Xu Sheng in confusion. Of course he didn't believe that Lin Mo's son and daughter would grow up on the eve of the war, but he really couldn't understand what help Qiao Gong could do. He just nodded and said: "This is easy to handle, I'll go get it." Simple."

After a while, the bamboo slips and writing brush were brought. Xu Sheng directly arched his back and used it as a desk to let Lin Mo write quickly.

It took him two bamboo slips to write the content clearly. The sergeant on the side was already on standby. He put the bamboo slips in a bamboo tube and tied it to his body. He handed over to Lin Mo, then mounted his war horse and headed south.

Lin Mo breathed a long sigh of relief. This was good. He took this opportunity to show his father-in-law. In the Huainan Gang, Mr. Qiao's weight was not much lower than that of Liu Ye.

Give him some credit, and looking back, the Huainan Gang and Jiangdong will no longer be as friendly as before. The fight to the death is of course an exaggeration, but Sun Ce will definitely not trust them again, so as not to cause trouble for himself later.

　Happy new day.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)