Zhuge Liang took Zhuge Liang's attention seriously, and specifically stayed to assist Guan Yu in guarding Jingzhou, and implemented the plan of "Longzhong to conquer" a corner of Jingzhou.
Ma Liang is not only a talented person, but also has a terrible overall view and insight.
Need to know…
In history, when "Guan Yu accidentally lost Jingzhou", Ma Liang was transferred to Yizhou to resign.
If he had been in Jingzhou at that time, maybe... he still wouldn't have been able to change the final defeat.
But it will definitely make up for the losses to the greatest extent.
Perhaps, it would not lead to the tragedy of defeating Maicheng and Guan Gong's death.
Besides, at this moment, just like Mi Fang, Wang Fu and others, after hearing Guan Lin's words - "The thieves will hire Wen... they will definitely send out surprise troops, attack Fuhu Mountain at night, and burn the warships"...
They were both indifferent.
They simply couldn't imagine... How could Wenpin go to surprise Fuhu Mountain?
But when these words reached Ma Liang's ears, he suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.
It is true that Guan Yu set up three military strongholds to lure snakes out of their holes...
Wenpin, the snake, has been cornered, so he will definitely take action.
But... what if he attacks not the three military strongholds, but warships? What if his purpose is to burn these warships?
It is precisely because the warships are useless during the dry season that Guan Gong neglects the protection of the warships. This is the only weakness and breakthrough in the "lure the snake out of the hole" chess game played by Guan Gong.
And if...these warships were burned, the impact on Guan Gong and the Northern Expedition would not be limited to this single battle.
At this time, consider Yun Qi’s previous prediction.
His reminder is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist!
"——Huh...huh..."
With two long gasps, Ma Liang once again demonstrated his vision and courage to make decisions on the spur of the moment.
"How many soldiers does General Wang Fu have?"
This... Wang Fu didn't expect Ma Liang to ask him this. He thought about it and said, "There are two thousand, but these are the garrison stationed in Jiangling. They cannot be touched without permission."
"I can't take care of that much anymore." Ma Liang immediately ordered: "General Wang Fu, please take two thousand soldiers and rush to Fuhu Mountain immediately to protect the more than two hundred warships."
ah…
Wang Fu was even more confused, but he still insisted on his idea and refused clearly: "Guan Gong has issued an order. Without his order, I am not allowed to leave Jiangling City. What's more... now in the dry season, warships are useless... how can I abandon Jiangling?"
How about guarding the city and the warships?"
——"Hey..."
Ma Liang realized that Wang Fu's temperament only followed Guan Gong's orders.
Explanations are in vain!
But...at this time, there is no time to wait, and it is imminent. How can there be time to wait for Guan Gong's order?
But...
Besides Wang Fu’s two thousand soldiers, who else has soldiers?
When Ma Liang was suspicious, his eyes suddenly fell on Mi Fang.
He was pleasantly surprised to realize that Mi Fang had private soldiers and troops!
To know…
In addition to the Guan family's 30,000 troops in Jingzhou, Mi Fang also had more than 7,000 troops, and gave Guan Lin 1,000...and there are still more than 6,000 today!
This more than six thousand is enough...enough!
Immediately, Ma Liang looked at Mi Fang.
Mi Fang seemed to realize what he was going to say, and waved her hands repeatedly, "Ji Chang, I think... General Wang Fu is right. Now is the dry season, so warships are useless? There is no reason to abandon Jiangling City and defend warships.
Ah? Isn’t this the opposite?”
Hearing Mi Fang's words, Ma Liang felt like crying.
——"Are you still going the other way?"
——"It's because Guan Gong also thinks so, so...this is a huge flaw! If it weren't for Fourth Young Master Yun Qi, even me...even I would have been kept in the dark!"
With this thought in his mind, Ma Liang thought about how to deceive...
No, this is not deception. How do you persuade this "money-loving" Mi Fangmi Prefect to send troops?
etc…
Suddenly, Ma Liang realized something.
——Building a new city…
That's right, what Mi Fang has always strived for is to build a new city!
It’s the benefit of that guy Guan Lin in the new city!
Ma Liang seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He quickly said: "Zifang, I have no time to explain some words now. Let me just say this. If you listen to me, take your troops to Fuhu Mountain and defend this place."
Approval of warships..."
"I, Ma Liang, promise you that in the two new cities... I, Ma Liang, will not question Master Yunqi's occupation of 70% of the land. I will fully support Master Yunqi. When Guan Gong returns home in triumph, I will work with you to persuade Guan Gong!"
Ma Liang also worked hard. At this time, he was already in a desperate situation.
He looked at Mi Fang longingly.
He admitted that just a quarter of an hour ago, he didn't want to see Mi Fang, and all he thought about was - Zifang, Zifang, please stop reading, how could Guan Gong give 70% of the land in the new city to Yun Qi?
Woolen cloth?
But I never thought that with the current situation, this Mi Zi Fang... had become the hope of the entire Jiangling and the entire Northern Expedition.
Looking forward to seeing...
Extremely eager for it!
At this time, let alone 70%, even 80% or 90%, Ma Liang has to agree!
For a moment, Ma Liang looked at Mi Fang and almost cried, begging!
"no…"
Following Mi Fang's words, Ma Liang suddenly felt like a bolt from the blue, and there was nothing more sad than death.
Who would have thought that Mi Fang's words were still going on, but it was a turning point.
"——It's empty talk, you have to give me a written statement!"
"——Okay, okay, okay..."
Ma Liang was as if he was being granted amnesty and did not hesitate at all. He immediately wrote the documents.
——Jianling, Changsha County is building a new city. I, Ma Liang, have established this title. I will fully support Mr. Yunqi and occupy 70% of the land!
Because he was too hasty, Ma Liang even made a cut on his hand with a knife and quickly pressed his fingerprints!
And during this action, his hands were trembling.
Mi Fang was still worried, so she added, "Ji Chang, you have to swear another oath."
Ma Liang said nothing.
"——I...I, Ma Liang, swear that if I don't help Mr. Yunqi get 70% of the land in the new city, I, Ma Liang, will have my face covered with yellow sand and I will die!"
"——Cheng..." Mi Fang put the receipt away with satisfaction and did not forget to remind Wang Fu, "General Wang, you heard Ji Chang's oath. I didn't force him to do it. He will cheat tomorrow.
You have to bear witness for me."
Before Wang Fu opens his mouth...
Ma Liang has already pushed Mi Fang out of the door.
"Zifang, Zifang, send troops now...take your troops with you!"
"No... you go to Cao Cao's vassal first, and bring those troops you lost to Yun Qi with you. You must... you must protect the safety of these two hundred warships!"
Mi Fang walked away with a look of disdain on her face.
"Ji Chang, you are just too nervous. In this dry season, who is going to surprise the warships? Isn't that enough to survive after eating enough? Besides...protecting this mere warship? My six thousand steps are not enough..."
"Not enough!" Ma Liang's tone became more serious, and his tone became more meticulous. "Zifang, let me tell you, if the warship is really burned, I will say all the ugly things, and the new city...not to mention 70% of the land, it will be 30%
, 40%, I will never let Guan Gong give Yunqi!"
--have to!
Ma Liang's words touched Mi Fang's pain point.
"Okay, okay...don't worry!"
Mi Fang patted her chest, "I, Mi Fang, I'm on the boat, I'll go right now...I'll go and rob Cao Yu's family, okay? Ji Chang, are you satisfied? And... Ji Chang... you... you're a millionaire
Don’t bluff me!”
I watched this guy go.
Ma Liang's heart was especially throbbing.
——"Are you bluffing? Haha... This is not the first time Yun Qi has guessed the enemy's actions!"
——"And this time, it's a matter of course. This...this is imminent...Who is bluffing you?"
The reason why Ma Liang proposed was to let Mi Fang steal the thousand people brought by Cao Yu's subordinates and give them to Guan Lin.
Ah no...not a thousand to be exact, but nine hundred people.
It's not because of the number, but because these nine hundred people are Guan Lin's tribe. They have serial crossbows and sidecars in their hands!
No matter what Mi Fang's combat prowess is, Ma Liangliang still has a clue!
If there were no magical weapons such as the repeating crossbow and the side carriage.
If you don’t get enough insurance, you’ll have to be beaten by Wenpin!
"Ji Chang..." At this moment, Wang Fu walked to Ma Liang's side, "How could you become so unstable this time?"
"ah…"
If it weren't for Wang Fu's reminder, Ma Liang would have almost forgotten it. He would not have bothered to answer Wang Fu. "The letter...General Liao Hua's letter must be sent to the Guan Gong office immediately...immediately..."
"——I almost forgot, I almost delayed something big!"
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…
The bathroom is surrounded by gauze, like smoke and mist, and the steam of hot water fills the room, making it seem like a dream.
Someone had already poured toilet water into the tub.
Guan Lin sat in one wooden barrel, and Zhuge Ke sat in another.
Zhuge Ke was surprised, why... the fourth young master Guan Lin chatted with him for the first time. The place he chose was not a formal main hall, not a hidden study, but such a private and intimate bathroom.
"Do you know why I chose this bathroom?" Guan Lin was the first to speak.
Zhuge Ke shook his head. "I don't know."
A hint of surprise flashed in Guan Lin's eyes, "People say you are smart, but you are as smart as you...don't you even guess?"
Zhuge Ke smiled, "Since it is the Fourth Young Master who is asking the question, if you answer it correctly, you will steal the Fourth Young Master's next words. If you answer incorrectly, you will inevitably disappoint the Fourth Young Master. Since this is the case, I simply won't answer!"
Hearing this sentence, Guan Lin felt that this guy was a bit interesting.
He picked up the edge of the barrel and got closer to Zhuge Ke.
"I chose this place because... we can be honest with each other!"
Speaking of this, Guan Lin waved his hand and asked directly, "Did your father ask you to come?"
"The Fourth Young Master is talking about my current father, Zhuge Kongming? Or my former father, now my uncle Zhuge Ziyu?"
Guan Lin suddenly felt that his questions were not rigorous.
Ancient people, adoptive... It’s so clear!
"I ask again, was it Zhuge Ziyu, the envoy from Soochow, who sent you here?"
"no!"
"That's not right. After all, you were adopted by Zhuge Military Advisor. You should go to Shu to find your new father. I, Guan Lin, are not related to you. Why did you come to look for me?" Guan Lin asked.
His most curious question.
Zhuge Ke paused for a moment, looked at himself in the barrel, and then at Guan Lin with his upper body exposed, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
——"These fourth young masters are really straight to the point and honest with us!"
Immediately, Zhuge Ke did not hide it.
"Yesterday, by the Laodao River and next to Luohan Village, I saw the Fourth Young Master Guan..."
"Oh...are you here to persuade me?" Before Zhuge Ke could finish speaking, Guan Lin's words were already heard.
"Mencius said: Those who are benevolent love others, those who are polite respect others, those who love others will always love them, and those who respect others will always respect them..." Zhuge Ke tried to use great principles to persuade Guan Lin to rein in his horse.
Of course, it's not his fault. He just arrived here and is not familiar with Guan Lin.
If the saint's principles could persuade Guan Lin, then Guan Yu would not have to write a sin against himself.
"Ahem..."
Sure enough, Guan Lin interrupted Zhuge Ke's words with a slight cough, but he changed the subject and did not mention what happened yesterday. "So, you passed to Zhuge Military Advisor, what about your brother Zhuge Qiao? What is your father?
Why not adopt him, but adopt you?"
Guan Lin looked at Zhuge Ke's fat belly and asked with interest: "Could it be that your father thinks you are too fat? That's not true, right? Zhuge Jin is also the envoy of Soochow after all, so he shouldn't judge people by their appearance!"
Hear this…
Zhuge Ke suddenly wanted to say something.
——Did I eat your rice?
But he still held back, his sense of mission was very strong, and he repeated in his mind that he was here to persuade Guan Lin.
However, Zhuge Ke discovered that... his conversation with Guan Lin was not on the same point at all.
Zhuge Ke expressed his thoughts in a serious manner.
"The matter of adoption is a family matter of my Zhuge family, so I don't need the Fourth Young Master to worry about it."
"But Fourth Young Master, do you know what kind of status Doctor Zhang has in Changsha, even in Jingzhou, and in the Xinglin world? You were in front of his house yesterday, beating people, forcing your way in, and kidnapping people? You yourself
I don’t care about the impact, but have you ever thought about it, if someone adds fuel to the flames and tells the world about this, then...where will your father’s prestige be?”
oh…
A denunciation.
Guan Lin blinked his eyes, although these words did not sound good.
But... the information in it is quite large.
"Let me answer some of your questions..." Guan Linyou looked arrogant, "First of all, what impact will it have if I hit people, forcefully break in, or kidnap people? Sorry, I, Guan Lin, have always been unafraid of people's words.
Of course, the influence on my father... I don’t care about his influence? Haven’t you heard of my reputation as a ‘rebellious son’!”
Speaking of this, Guan Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a fierce light, "Also, you just said that someone was adding fuel to the flames. It was your former father Zhuge Jin... He was fueling the flames, right?"
this…
Suddenly his thoughts were revealed, and Zhuge Ke's brows suddenly knitted together, as if he was very nervous.
"You don't have to be afraid." Guan Lin kept smiling, but with a "swish" sound, he suddenly stood up from the wooden basin.
He put on a bathrobe and turned his back to Zhuge Ke.
But he said loudly: "I, Guan Lin, am not afraid of people's words. How can I be afraid of people adding fuel to the flames? But your former father...I am worried about him, fearing that he will end up throwing stones at someone else's feet again, stealing the chicken but losing the rice!"
"
After talking, Guan Lin had already wrapped himself in a bathrobe and went to the side room to change clothes.
Changsha is dry and the whole body is covered with moisture.
In this day and age, there are no chili peppers, so it’s hard to get rid of the moisture... It’s really uncomfortable not to take a shower!
As for inviting Zhuge Ke to join him, it was actually just a coincidence.
However, after Guan Lin left, Zhuge Ke was the only one still sitting alone in the wooden barrel in the hot bathroom.
For a while…
Guan Lin's words echoed in his ears.
——Don’t be afraid of what others say!
——The influence on my father? I don’t care about his influence!
——Have you never heard of my reputation as a ‘rebellious son’?
Especially the last sentence - it's your former father... I'm afraid he will end up shooting someone else in the foot again!
Zhuge Ke's brows furrowed slightly, his mind was delicate, and he noticed it keenly.
"It seems that Fourth Young Master Guan just used... used the word 'you'... used the word 'you'!"
"That is to say...the last bet in Hefei was fueled by my father. He...he knew it!"
For a moment, Zhuge Ke's eyes showed a little more understanding.
But as this "understanding" deepened, more confusion and confusion were added to his mind.
He boasted that he had extraordinary vision, could recognize people, and could understand everything.
But only…
To the Fourth Young Master Guan in front of me.
He actually...can't see anything at all.
——Is he really a traitor?
——Why is he so mysterious?
…
…
——The sun has set in the west, and the clouds are shining brightly.
In the official office of Xiangyang City, there was a "squeaking sound" of a sword being drawn, startling a few birds that were about to rest in their nests.
Wenpin wiped his sword, and the shiny blade was like frost and snow, reflecting his faintly excited eyes.
Man Chong was still anxiously saying, "Isn't it still okay?"
In an instant, Wenpin raised his eyes and looked at Manchong with infinite encouragement.
"The time has come..."
"I will lead the cavalry to Fuhu Mountain first, and you will lead the infantry to pay close attention to the movements of the Guan family's military camp!"
At this moment...Man Chong has been waiting for it for a long time.
"The knights in the city have long sharpened their swords and are ready to go!"
Wenpin nodded, stood up, and muttered: "I heard about the Battle of Guandu, and Duke Cao attacked Wuchao at night, which turned the situation around. He defeated the enemy in one fell swoop, swept across the northern border, and established his hegemony!"
"Today...I am not talented in civil affairs, but I am willing to imitate Duke Cao, burn Guan Yu's warships at night, seize Guan Yu's military equipment and equipment, and the situation in Xiangfan will turn upside down!"
Immediately.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the gate of Xiangyang City quietly opened.
People have titles, horses have hoofs wrapped...
A cavalry army of 3,000 Cao Jun quickly rushed towards Fuhu Mountain under the cover of the black night.
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…
Tonight, Guan Yinping is destined to have no peace.
The eldest brother Guan Ping, the second brother Guan Xing, and the fifth brother Guan Suo were all sent to ambush, but she, Guan Yinping, was the only one who accompanied her father in the Chinese army.
Not far away, the enemy's Miangkou camp looks like a dormant turtle, using its huge turtle shell to face the Guan army...
There was absolutely no sign of him waking up and fighting his way out.
seem…
There is no need to defend the Guan Family Army's camp.
Guan Yinping feels so lonely.
At this moment, she was restless in the Chinese army tent, sometimes bulging her cheeks, sometimes sighing angrily, looking helpless.
On the contrary, Guan Yu is holding a book at this moment, but it is not "Spring and Autumn Zuo Zhuan"...
Because Guan Lin mentioned it too many times and told him to stop reading "Spring and Autumn" and read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" instead. What else did he say...the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!
Guan Yu was confused when he heard this.
At first Guan Yu didn't think anything of it, but he suffered at the hands of this brat several times.
This made Guan Yu have a feeling, maybe it was because this kid had read "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, and thus deceived Guan Yu into the gutter.
Therefore, during this time, Guan Yu suddenly liked reading "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu...
Today, Guan Yu is reading the second set of "Enemy's War Strategies" in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, which states: 'Show it with movement, make it quiet, and have the initiative to make it move!'
This means taking the initiative to confuse the enemy through frontal feints, feints, and illusions.
When the enemy is focused on my surface actions, they can secretly detour to other favorable locations, take advantage of the situation, and launch a sudden attack, thereby seizing the initiative on the battlefield and winning the final victory.
Guan Yu was reading and thinking...
Speaking of which, although he likes to show off, he is also a person who likes to think.
——"This article is similar to when Han Xin led his troops to attack Guanzhong from Hanzhong, he "built the plank road openly and secretly attacked Chencang"..."
Just as Guan Yu thought.
The so-called "Building a plank road in the open, secretly attacking Chen Cang" means that Han Xin sent some troops to build a mountain plank road to Guanzhong with great fanfare, attracting the main force of Xiang's army.
Secretly, he sent an army to attack Chencang through a remote road, defeated Xiang's army in one fell swoop, and pacified the Three Qin Dynasties.
——"This plan...can't be said to be ingenious!"
Thinking about this.
Guan Yu suddenly felt that this "Sun Tzu's Art of War" was actually more useful than the "Spring and Autumn Zuo Zhuan" to a certain extent.
Guan Yinping, on the other hand, could no longer bear the loneliness.
"Dad... did you send your eldest brother, second brother, and fifth brother to ambush you because the child is a girl, but you left me to guard the Chinese army with my father?"
Guan Yinping is going crazy...
Obviously, according to her father's prediction, the enemy army will make a surprise attack tonight, which is obviously a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds, but it seems that she, Guan Yinping, will miss out on these meritorious deeds!
She was hesitant, she was speechless, and she couldn't help but ask her father Guan Yu.
However, Guan Yu calmly used the strategies he had recently learned from "Sun Tzu's Art of War" to answer Guan Yinping: "Sun Tzu said, so the beginning is like a virgin, and the enemy opens an account; the end is like a rabbit that has escaped, and the enemy cannot resist it."
This sentence means.
Before the war begins, look calm and weak like a virgin to induce the enemy to relax their guard;
Once the battle begins, move quickly like an escaped hare so that the enemy is caught off guard and unable to resist.
However…
When these words reached Guan Yinping's ears, she was filled with disdain.
She found that she could not be as calm and weak as a virgin.
She prefers to be like a hare, catching her enemies off guard.
Ben wanted to complain to his father again.
At this moment, a guard hurried over.
Report immediately.
"General Liao Hua sent back an urgent message via pigeons, saying that the Fourth Young Master had something to bring to Guan Gong. It is extremely urgent?"
——"Yunqi? An emergency?"
Upon hearing this report, Guan Yu and Guan Yinping had this rhetorical question in their minds at the same time.
And their ideas are almost the same.
Isn't it... the answer to the meaning of the stone tablets of "Fuhu Mountain" and "Zhuodao Spring"?
As for...it's urgent.
However, Guan Yinping was very interested in whether her fourth brother could answer it. After all, it was related to whether she could increase her troops by more than a thousand.
In fact, Guan Yu was also very curious.
The stone monuments of "Fuhu Mountain" and "Zhuodao Spring" were set up by Zhuge Kongming. Except for the locals in Jiangxia, few people know...
Guan Yu wanted to know whether this boy's cleverness could answer this question.
Immediately, Guan Yu quickly unfolded the letter.
And at first glance, what is this and what?
It seems...this is not an answer sheet about the "Fuhu Mountain" and "Zhuodao Spring" stone tablets...but...
Wait... Guan Yu was startled.
Immediately after a "rubbing", he stood up in a daze.
Just like that - "moving like a rabbit"!
The "Art of War by Sun Tzu" he originally held in his hand fell to the ground in an instant.
Almost at the same time, his eyes widened and he stared directly at the words on the letter, especially Guan Lin's words, every word and every sentence!
And his expression changed from the indifferent and calm as always, to shock, shock, and inexplicable panic.
Judging from this expression...
It must be - something big happened!
"Father..." Guan Yinping asked curiously: "Did the fourth brother give a bad answer?"
But I heard Guan Yu say calmly: "He answered very well!"
Immediately afterwards, Guan Yu murmured: "Show it to move, make it quiet and have the initiative to move...It's as quiet as a virgin, and it's as active as a stray rabbit...What's wrong, even though I have thousands of thoughts, I just ignore that side!"
As soon as these words came out, Guan Yu shouted quickly.
——"Where is the Chinese military officer?"
——"Order troops immediately! Order cavalry! Guan needs to march immediately!"
Obviously, because of this letter, because of the words of my son Guan Lin in this letter, and because of reading "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu during this period!
Guan Yu realized something in an instant.
And at this moment, his appearance;
The way the hands clenched into fists and the red phoenix eyes opened and closed rapidly was like four words - messy in the wind!