In the end, Yi Xiaotian won a lot of money in the mansion of the county magistrate. Yi Xiaotian, who got a lot of useful information, finally had an overall picture of the situation between Jiangdong and Jingzhou in the past few months.
understanding.
Just as the fat county magistrate said, the news he knew was blocked by the authorities, and the purpose was naturally very simple - no high-level people wanted news of the defeat to flow into the people, causing widespread panic.
Yi Xiaotian's mind was filled with his guesses about Soochow's next moves, but everything still had to wait until he returned to the inn. He needed to explain to Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yun while making inferences.
However--
This plan was eventually cancelled.
Stepping up the stairs and walking onto the familiar corridor on the third floor - the sight that greeted Yi Xiaotian was unexpected.
"Hey! You two...don't think that if you close the door tightly, you will pretend that I didn't see you! Regardless of how you destroyed the intact house into this state, do you want me to sleep outside the door tonight?
"
Yi Xiaotian looked confused and angry and shouted at the two closed doors. However, it was obvious that the two parties involved had made up their minds to pretend to be stupid.
——
A night without words...
When the sun rose the next day, Lu Lingqi quietly opened her door.
Zhao Yun opened the door later, but this did not affect the two of them from treating yesterday's incident as if it had not happened.
At the dinner table, Yi Xiaotian glanced at the two absent-minded people in front of him with his straight eyes. Seeing that at least the two of them were not injured, after a long time, Yi Xiaotian sighed slowly:
"Forget it, I won't argue with you about what happened yesterday. I heard from the store owner that the two of you were competing in martial arts. Of course, I don't believe it, but I won't stop you... If you want to
If you want to compete, go to an open place——"
Yi Xiaotian's eyelids twitched unnaturally twice, which was a sign of suppressing his anger.
Pointing towards a small shabby room on the second floor, Yi Xiaotian reminded the two of them in a sinister tone:
"Yesterday, I slept in that broken room. As for how I felt...if something like this happens again next time, I really need to let you two feel it."
"Ah ha ha ha... Sir, the wind is very noisy today."
——
In short, after clarifying their attitudes, both Zhao Yun and Lu Lingqi apologized to Yi Xiaotian.
After finishing their morning meal, the three of them gathered in Lu Lingqi's intact room - Yi Xiaotian wanted to talk business to the two of them.
"I already know all the information. Let me tell you some key points. What happened before Zilong was injured is basically the same, but I heard more details from the official."
As Yi Xiaotian said this, Zhao Yun and Lu Lingqi became interested and moved closer.
Then Yi Xiaotian explained what he knew to the two of them in a more concise and clear way. During this period, it caused Zhao Yun's surprise many times, so naturally I won't mention this more.
After Zhao Yun disappeared, as he had deduced before, Liu Bei definitely did not give up.
Whether it was for the sake of fighting for territory or revenge for Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others launched a powerful counterattack under Liu Bei's command.
The Soochow soldiers and horses, who were not well prepared and whose morale had been in a low state for a long time, quickly lost all their advantages under the counterattack of Huang Zhong and other mourning soldiers.
Guiyang was recaptured, and Zhao Fan fled to Luling.
Then the northern part of Changsha was also recaptured, and here came the most critical moment.
"Nowadays, most of Jiangxia is in the hands of Guan Yu. With Xiakou as the boundary, the peace to the east is just an atmosphere that Sun Quan and others can create. The fact is that at that time, not far from us, the soldiers and horses of Soochow
We are fighting fiercely with Guan Yu. If we are not careful, Chaisang and Wuchang will be affected."
"What... Most of Jiang Xia fell into Guan Yu's hands?"
After hearing the news, Zhao Yun couldn't understand it for a while...
It's not that he doubted Guan Yu's strength. As a general in the same camp, Zhao Yun had personally experienced Guan Yu's strength, but... what he didn't expect was that the Soochow people clearly took advantage of the sneak attack and even took the lead in attacking Gui.
After Yang took it down, why was he so weak in the next battle...
"No wonder...no wonder the area around Wuchang is always tense...so it turns out that all the people in Soochow have been slapped in the face?"
Lu Lingqi curled her lips, a little disdainful... She didn't have much emotion about sneak attacks. She knew that this was an inevitable situation when soldiers and horses clashed. However, the sneak attackers did not get any benefits, and others counterattacked and lost their territory. In this way
What happened was so embarrassing.
If it were her, she would definitely find a hole and get in quickly. How could she be so shameless as the Soochow people and pretend that nothing happened?
"So...so now?"
Zhao Yun realized what Yi Xiaotian was implying, but a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
He has been missing for two months. During these two months, he has not stopped thinking for a day, but he never thought that it would be like this... No matter how the Soochow people concealed the fact of defeat, the actual loss of territory was already unbearable.
Avoided.
so--
"Well... Although there is no particularly clear news, I think that peace talks between Soochow and your lord will definitely come - oh no... maybe peace talks have already been held, but as the county magistrate, I can't get it yet.
You know something of this level."
"Jiangxia is absolutely worthless to Guan Yu."
"Weak ribs?"
This was the first time Zhao Yun heard this term. He looked at Lu Qinghou in confusion, and Lu Qinghou also explained:
"It's tasteless, tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to throw it away."
"For Guan Yu, ensuring the stability of Jiangling is the most important thing for him at any time. Although he gained population and territory during the expedition to Jiangxia, Jiangxia was still vulnerable to enemies on both sides. Considering your current conditions, I believe Guang
The consumption of troops and horses to support the four counties in Jingnan is already quite reluctant, am I right?"
"It is impossible for Guan Yu to abandon Jiangling, but Jiangxia has just been conquered at a price. In the end, the only thing that determines the whereabouts is a matter of time - after a certain time passes, if Soochow still has no big impact
If there is any movement, even your military advisor, Crouching Dragon Zhuge, will not be able to let Guan Yu stay in Jiangxia forever."
"It's just that if this is the case, it may be difficult to repair the relationship between you and Soochow."
"For Liu Bei, your lord, the most important thing now is to open the road to Yizhou as soon as possible and seek a better shelter - after all, the previous defeat has turned your long-term savings into
The best policy is to stop talking empty talk, recuperate and avoid large-scale war."
When Zhao Yun heard this, he actually had goosebumps all over his body - although yesterday's fight made Zhao Yun determined on how to protect Lu Qinghou in the future and how to be more proactive...but this did not mean that his curiosity about the other party disappeared.
Already.
Just listening to this analysis just now, Zhao Yun had the feeling that all their movements were completely under control.
It was as if in front of this person, all the concealments were just transparent obstacles, and he could see through the fog shrouding the situation at a glance.
"Oh, I'm sorry, does this kind of thing involve your secrets? But..."
Yi Xiaotian spread his hands.
"Judging from your performance just now, I should be right. If you think it's inappropriate, Zilong, I will naturally not tell others about these things."
"Hmm... Well, it doesn't matter, sir, please continue."
