Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 247 Jinlong swims in shallow water

Although Cao Jun retreated, Guan Yu, Xu Shu and others, who were short of manpower, were even busier.

The surrendered soldiers need to be sent to the rear to disperse the guards, the corpses under Fancheng need to be disposed of, and the Feishui and Hanshui rivers that were damaged by the war also need to be re-rectified. These are relatively urgent.

The people in the north of Jingzhou needed to be appeased, and Cao's defeated troops scattered into the countryside also needed to be appeased or exterminated. These tasks needed to be carried out continuously.

As for the simultaneous promotion of agricultural officials and water power plants, not to mention this, it also requires a large amount of investment in personnel.

When Jiang Wan asked for these to be sent to the rear, Jiang Wan just roughly calculated the number of staff needed and was a little stunned:
Maybe it's time for Jingzhou to open an official school, otherwise it would really be a delay.

For the people in Wancheng, the most critical issue now is the issue of garrison defense.

"Guan Ping asked himself to attack Duyang!"

Seeing the eldest son's petition, Guan Yu hesitated for a moment.

Duyang is located between Yao Mountain and Fuyu Mountain, and is the gateway to the north of Jingzhou.

However, the terrain here is open and difficult to defend, and beyond Duyang is Yingchuan and Xuchang. The terrain is extremely important.

And when the new grain is harvested in July, Cao's army will definitely attack again, even if it is just to build momentum. By then, Duyang will definitely be an important area for the two armies to compete for.

Zhang Fei looked at the stubborn look on his eldest nephew's face, then looked at his second brother with his eyes closed in deep thought, and said:

"Since it's not safe for Guan Ping to defend Du Yang, why not order General Huang..."

Huang Zhong looked happy, but then Guan Yu gave a sonorous order:

"Then let Guan Ping take Wu Yin first, and then attack Du Yang!"

"Huang Zhong goes east and attacks Pingxian and Biyang!"

Guan Pingping did not change his expression, Huang Zhong was overjoyed and accepted his orders one after another.

Biyang is in the east of Jingzhou, and further east is Runan.

And if you continue to the east, you will reach Shouchun, and there is an unknown city called Hefei next to it.

"I don't know if my uncle has lost or if he has received the title of One Hundred Thousand."

Zhang Fei was very concerned about it.

Guan Yu's face darkened:
"Since Lu Zijing is with us, it will definitely not cause such a disaster."

"Not necessarily."

The person who retorted was Xu Shu, who had just come in from outside. He sighed and said:

"News from Jiangdong: Marquis Sun raised an army of [-] men and personally served as the commander. They left Chaohu to attack Hefei and returned with a heavy defeat."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, and Zhang Fei asked:

"Shouldn't it be a matter of surrender?"

Then more news came one after another, and Zhang Fei and Guan Yu understood it.

Lu Su accompanied the army as the governor and gave many advices, so when Jiangdong reached Hefei, it looked like the same thing.

However, due to previous hesitation, Xiahou Dun had already moved his army here. Shouchun and Hefei had a combined strength of [-] troops, and had been waiting for Sun Quan in Hefei for many days.

Xiahou Dun did not consider so many twists and turns. Instead, he believed that Sun Quan's delay in sending troops was to paralyze himself, so he was more fully prepared.

Although Lu Su persuaded him, Jiangdong's military system could not be controlled by an arm, and it was still in a mess when they arrived at the city of Hefei.

As a result, when the pots were being cooked in the evening, Zhang Liao led [-] cavalry and fought out of the city. All of them died. Zhang Liao calmly charged and killed Chen Wu. Jiangdong's army was defeated.

If Lu Suling hadn't led his troops to charge desperately and stabilize their formation at the critical moment, Jiangdong's army might have suffered a tragic tragedy that night.

"How can you be invincible?"

There was no need to listen anymore. Zhang Fei shook his head and sighed, and then he felt sorry for Zhang Liao:
"It's a pity that I lost my reputation as Zhang Babai."

"It's hard to respect Lu Zi." Xu Shu sighed sadly.

The intelligence accumulated in Jiangling in recent days has also been sent to Wancheng. Among them, Lu Su's sudden departure and Sun Quan's sudden troop dispatch were linked by Xu Shu, and it was easy to deduce that they were closely related.

Under such circumstances, Lu Su was easily pushed to the forefront.

But... Xu Shu shook his head:

"This is also a disaster caused by Sun Hou's connivance."

"Jiangdong was still able to fight against Cao's army at Red Cliff and win."

"Once Zhou Gongjin died, all the elite soldiers in Jiangdong became private soldiers with big names. If they fight ten more times, they will be defeated."

Guan Yu stroked his beard. If Lu Su was angered by this, he should be saved no matter what.

Guan Yu’s original intention was also very simple:
I admire the true gentleman and respect the great husband.

Xu Shu glanced at Guan Yu and understood what he was thinking. He couldn't help but smile and change the topic:

"The most urgent task is to ask the two generals and the lord Chen Jingzhou to report their merits to Xiangfan."

This was a matter of course, so three days later Zhang Fei took the memorial and led a group of elite cavalry back the same way, passing Fangling Shangyong and returning to Hanzhong.

When passing by Fangling, the general guarding the city saw Zhang Fei from a distance, and immediately waved and shouted:
"Uncle Three!"

Zhang Fei felt a little relieved when he saw Liu Feng riding out from the city gate.

Liu Feng's identity was important, and what his subordinates Ma Di and Mi Fang knew was important, so Zhang Fei did not dare to take him to the Jingxiang battlefield.

In this case, Pang Tong simply compromised:
After Zhang Fei set out, he recalled two thousand soldiers and horses from Wuzhangyuan, and tightened his belts to save another thousand soldiers and horses from Hanzhong. He appointed Fu Wei as the commander and Liu Feng as the vanguard to capture Fangling Shangyong.

Now it seems that the effect is good, Liu Feng's life is going well.

"Third uncle, I have captured a person. You can take it back and present it to your father." Liu Feng said and led an emaciated prisoner from the city. Zhang Fei waited for him to raise his head and took a closer look and was a little surprised:
"Cai Mao? You actually escaped here?"

When they were checking their battle achievements in Wancheng, Huang Zhong said that his gains were not as good as Cai Mao's. Later, he thought he died in the rebellion and never expected to see him here.

"Then I will take this away to show your merit!" Zhang Fei promised.

Without further ado, Zhang Fei took Cai Hao and continued on the road. He was bored on the way and kept asking questions.

He ran for his life at night and lost his way. Later, he was kidnapped by the rebels. After much deliberation, he decided to use his troops to plead guilty, but in the end, he was picked up by Liu Feng.

After asking clearly, Zhang Fei lost interest, which made Cai Hao feel a little unbalanced:
"I am the Cai family of Jingzhou, and I can help Xuande rule Jingzhou fairly!"

Zhang Fei was impatient:
"The people who are sellers and seek glory are still so noisy? Jingzhou has been restored, there is no need for that generation."

An idea suddenly came to my mind:
Cai Mao was in Jingzhou. He was a member of a prominent family and was in charge of the navy. Now that the prominent family has been destroyed, the navy is not as good as Jiangling. What use is Cai Mao?
After arriving in Hanzhong, before Zhang Fei could rest, Pang Tong came to his door:
"Yi Deding has brought a letter from Yun Chang to express his merits. It should be sent to the lord as soon as possible without further delay."

Zhang Fei naturally had no objection, but when they set off together, he took out another letter from his arms:

"This is what Commander Xu wrote to you, Commander Pang."

Seeing Pang Tong focusing on reading the letter, Zhang Fei glanced left and right and saw that Pang Tong also brought a scribe.

"Commander Pang, who is this?"

The scribe had a gentle temperament, and he bowed to Zhang Feifei quite leisurely.

"He?"

Pang Tong glanced at it and said indifferently:
"captive."

"Where did you catch it?"

Zhang Fei was curious.

"I didn't catch him. Mr. Xianhe caught him and sent Ma Chao to send him back. Oh, by the way..."

Pang Tong raised his head from the letter and said with a smile:
"His name is Sima Yi."

Zhang Fei showed his fierceness in time:
"Is this Emperor Xuan of Jin?"

The matter was of great importance, so Zhang Fei didn't speak loudly, but Sima Yi was still startled by Zhang Fei's attitude, and couldn't help but lament in his heart.

At the same time, I kept thinking about what went wrong?
But the conclusion is that he should be invulnerable.

Everything went smoothly before Ma Chao's mission, but Ma Chao's elegant staff almost spilled his wine glass when he heard his name.

At that time, Sima Yi felt that something was wrong and wanted to take the opportunity to escape and seek asylum from Han Sui.

But unfortunately, before the request could be made, Ma Chao broke into the door in the middle of the night, tied himself up and stuffed himself into a bag.

When he came out of the bag again, he saw Pang Tong, who also clicked his tongue and looked around him several times after hearing his name.

This Zhang Fei was like this again. He even went so far as to bow down and show courtesy to Pang Tong in order not to cause trouble. However, after saying a few words to Pang Tong, he treated him with the attitude of choosing others to devour.

For a moment, Sima Yi felt panicked and confused: What went wrong?
Pang Tong smiled and stopped Zhang Fei's thoughts:

"Since Light Curtain is known as Kong Ming's old enemy, it's up to the Lord and Kong Ming to decide whether to bring him back to Chengdu."

"He is here, he has no relatives or Cao's army, what can he do?"

Zhang Fei thought about this, but then he looked around:
"Commander, will you take this disciple back and show him to Military Advisor Zhuge?"

Pang Tong was immediately in a panic:
"What disciple? Where do you come from?"

Zhang Fei laughed loudly, and regardless of Pang Tong's anger, he took the initiative to lead his horse forward and headed west out of Yangping Pass.

Later, Sima Yi whispered a few questions to Cai Mao, who was also a prisoner, and then said in surprise:
"Jingzhou is lost?"

Seeing Cai Mao's expression of despair, Sima Yi also calmed down again.

Maybe, Uncle Liu Huang also has a source?After all, he didn't really mean to work for Cao Cao.

And if you think about it this way, did Uncle Liu Huang also hear about his talent, so he kidnapped people like this?
After all, I heard that he visited Jingzhou three times to find a talented person. If this is the case, should I also take Qiao?
For a moment, Sima Yi almost felt sorry for himself. First it was Cao Cao, and then Liu Bei. Why didn't these people respect his opinions?

But in Chengdu, Mr. Li simply couldn't hold back his smile.

The battle between Jingxiang and Xiang has not yet spread here, and Mr. Li is just happy for his wise decision.

It is now July, and Chengdu's farmland has had a bumper harvest. After paying Uncle Liu's land tax, every household has a lot of surplus, and even the containers are not enough.

The prices of clay pots and jars have risen a lot with the harvest, and demand exceeds supply.

This wave of bumper harvests has driven refugees from surrounding counties to move to Chengdu. The poorer areas that Mr. Li once bought are now in hot demand, and the price of a single house has nearly tripled.

Moreover, his daughter who was studying at Xiao Tai School also told him that Uncle Liu Huang had decided to divert the new people of Chengdu to Pixian, Fanxian, Jiangyuan and other places around Chengdu, and try his best to develop the Chengdu Plain.

Mr. Li is very knowledgeable. He only thinks that Chengdu has a lot to do in the future.

Moreover, the job at Dalang Sugar House is quite smooth. If everything goes well, it will not be impossible to become a steward this year.

Erlang was idle and could not concentrate on doing errands, but somehow he was favored by the little widow. Mr. Li simply didn't want to take care of it anymore. Let the widow be a widow. Regardless of whether it works or not, Erlang's lazy temperament can be cured.

As for the young lady, oh no, Li Shu... Li Laozhang opened the steaming urn while thinking, and then became furious:
"Li Shu! Why did you take three more meat pies? Are you going to secretly bring them to that person named Hu?"

Li Shu outside the house was no longer as weak as before. She ran out of the house with a small bamboo basket and said without looking back:

"The young man's parents are gone, so he relies on his eldest father for support."

"Let's help if our family can."

Mr. Li chased him outside the hospital and was stunned for a long time. He shook his head and went back with a sigh.

I feel lost in my heart.

(End of this chapter)