Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Lu Su was a little bit on the fence, he smiled and said, "I have met that Zhou Shan several times, Ziyu can invite your general to come, and you can tell the authenticity by describing the appearance."

Yes and no are all from your mouth. This confrontation is meaningless, but Lu Su also has to do the kung fu on the scene, so Guan Yu asked someone to invite him.

Lu Su showed an honest smile as he walked, as if saying that the Han Dynasty people did not lie to the Han Dynasty people.

When they reached the pier, Guan Ping rushed over with Gao Yuan and Lan Ji.

Lan Tian waved to Lan Ji, then hugged him in his arms, pointed to Lu Su and said, "Ji'er, this is Uncle Ru Lu, do you remember the appearance of the man who held you hostage? Tell Uncle Lu."

Lan Ji saw that Lu Su was not timid. He scratched his little head and thought about it carefully, and then described loudly: "The man's face is broad, his skin is darker than his father's, and his beard looks like this..."

Lan Ji made gestures while describing, Lu Su thought to himself, who else could it be if it wasn't Zhou Shan?Was this guy kicked in the head by a horse?

"Zijing, is that Zhou Shan?" Guan Yu asked suspiciously.

"It doesn't look like..." Lu Su shook his head first and then asked, "What's the name of Master Ziyu? He's much more cheerful than ordinary children."

"Famous Ji." Lan Tian replied.

"I heard that after Lan Ji was born, the sound of crying shook the spring thunder, and suddenly the sky was cloudy and rainy, hence the name Ji Ye." Guan Yu added.

"It's really good, how about letting Uncle hug me?" Lu Su smiled and clapped his hands.

Lan Ji looked back and saw that Lan Tian's expression remained the same, and he turned his small eyes to look at Guan Yu and stretched out his hand: "Uncle Lu's beard is not as good-looking as Uncle's, it's still Uncle who came to hug me..."

Guan Yu hugged Lan Ji in his arms, and Lan Ji played with Guan Yu's beard. This general who loves his beard like his life was not angry.

Lu Su was as embarrassed as a withered tree in the autumn wind. Seeing this, he asked naively, "Did that bad guy hurt you? How did you get caught in the end?"

We all know that children can't tell lies, so Lu Su also wanted to know some facts tactfully.

Lan Ji is not an ordinary child, under Lu Lingqi's strict teaching, he can say what he can say or not.

Let's talk about Lan Ji's highlight moment. He immediately sat in Guan Yu's arms, pointed at the plateau and said, "The assassin grabbed me with one hand, and the guards in the mansion didn't dare to approach me. I gave Uncle Gao a wink at that time." I blinked, and then bit his hand hard, Uncle Gao took advantage of the situation to save me, and then I was beheaded by my mother with two strokes, it really didn't matter..."

"Ji'er is smart, this bite is good, the teeth are not broken, right?" Guan Yu asked kindly.

A child's deciduous teeth are extremely sharp, although it hurts to bite, but the roots are not stable. Nowadays, generals are generally rough-skinned and thick-skinned. Guan Yu is really worried that this child's teeth will collapse.

Lan Ji turned around and grinned and said, "It's not bad, my teeth are very good."

Lu Su looked at Lan Ji and then at Lan Tian, ​​and said with a smile: "The son of Ziyu and Wenhounv is really not simple, and it is really enviable to have such a beautiful son."

"Zijing, don't praise him, this kid has a thick skin." Lan Tian looked at Lan Ji's smug face and couldn't help shaking his head.

Seeing that Zhou Shan's topic had been successfully diverted, Lu Su struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Ziyu's words are wrong. Only such a character can achieve great things. There are many beauties in our Jiangnan water town. This time I go back to publicize your son. When the time comes, give him Looking for a good family."

Lan Tian and Guan Yu were stunned. Lu Su's words were unintentional and his listeners were interested. They are now Liu Bei's right-hand men, and they are all figures in Jingzhou who can shake the mountains with a single stomp. How could they marry with external forces at will?

"I appreciate Zijing's kindness, Ji'er is still young..." Lan Tian shook his head and said.

"It's because I was young that I decided to make a decision. When this child grows up and makes great achievements, I'm afraid that the person who said he would trample your house to death..." Lu Su smiled.

"I respect you..."

Before Lan Tian finished speaking, Lu Su bowed his hands and bowed when he saw the good friend, saying: "I see it's getting late, so it's inconvenient for Su to stay here longer, so I'm going back to Chaisang, and I'll take my farewell..."

Guan Yu hugged Lan Ji and nodded in greeting, Lan Tian could only return the salute awkwardly.

Watching Lu Su board the Jiangdong battleship, Guan Yu reminded meaningfully: "Although Lu Zijing has good intentions, Ziyu, you have to think carefully..."

Lan Tian replied with a smile: "Don't worry when Yun grows up, Ji'er won't marry Jiang Dong's wife..."

Chapter 227 It's a coincidence

During the Double Ninth Festival Banquet in the Changting Pavilion, Lan Tian intentionally or unintentionally laid the groundwork, which gradually resolved the doubts in Lu Su's heart.

Guan Yu watched from the sidelines from the beginning to the end. He was sincerely shocked by Lan Tian's words, and he had the ability to turn decay into magic.

After successfully sending Lu Su away, Lan Tian took advantage of the sunset to play with his son Lan Ji by the river.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and watched the two enjoy their family relationship, and couldn't help but feel admiration for Lan Tian. This intimate relationship is enviable.

Whether it is Liu Bei, Zhang Fei or himself, no one can be as close to his son as Lan Tian, ​​and most of them only play the role of strict father.

Guan Ping walked to Guan Yu's side at this time, his own thoughts were on his young face, because Guan Yu married him a wife in Jiangxia a year ago, and maybe he will have his own son soon.

Guan Yu patted Guan Ping on the shoulder and said: "Who doesn't like a child like Lan Ji, but Uncle Ru is a high-ranking person in the world, and his talent is not inferior to Kong Ming, so if you can learn something, learn it. If you can't learn it, don't force it." Own."

Guan Ping nodded, "Father's words are very true, but Lan Ji is also a bit powerful, I admire..."

"What do you mean?" Guan Yu turned his head and asked in confusion.

During the Chongyang banquet, Guan Ping took Lan Ji to play with his younger siblings according to Guan Yu's wishes.

Guan Yu's tutoring is very strict, and the children in the family play with great restraint, but Lan Ji has only been here for half a day, and he has become the king of the children in the Guan family's back house.

Hide and seek, hopscotch, attracting ants with caramel, burning ant nests, jumping goats, cockfighting, climbing trees, wrestling...

Lan Ji almost played the games he usually played in the Guan family's back house, and he almost didn't go to the house to reveal the tiles. The Guan Xing brothers and sisters seemed to have opened the door to a new world.

Although Guan Xing is a few years older than Lan Ji, he is willing to follow behind him as a younger brother, while his younger sister Guan Yinping has become Lan Ji's fan girl.

Guan Ping was worried that Guan Yu would go back and punish his younger siblings. He saw that he still had a good impression of Lan Ji just now, so he told the family affairs in advance while Guan Yu was happy. , but also showed a long-lost smile.

"No wonder the third brother wants to take Bao'er to Quanling to play. The son Ziyu taught is really different. Lan Ji is really wild, and I don't know how that Lan Yuan is. How can you and Xing'er be in the future?" Get closer to them." Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said meaningfully.

"Father, aren't you angry? The house is in a mess now, and I don't think it will be cleaned up tomorrow..." Guan Ping lowered his head after finishing speaking.

"Hahaha, it's okay, I'm being strict with you, it's okay for Ji'er to come and have fun..." Guan Yu said with a smile.

Guan Ping was originally worried about his younger siblings, but he didn't expect Guan Yu to be so tolerant and talkative today. He thought that it would be great if his uncle brought his son to visit more often, so that he could see his father's smile more often.

Lan Tian was about to leave early the next morning, and Guan Yu invited him to talk with candles at night in the war room. Lan Tian seemed to have a kind of magical power, and it was always very pleasant to talk to him.

The two sat on the ground at night, and Guan Yu remembered that Lan Tian suggested Jiangdong to fight Hefei. Lu Su worried that the battle of Tongguan would end soon, and it would be more difficult to attack the city in winter. He was afraid that Sun Quan would not agree to send troops.

Guan Yu asked with one hand on the ground: "Lu Zijing doesn't know Ziyu's ability, so he can't listen to your suggestion. It was expected that the Ma Chao coalition forces would fall into the trap. Could it be that Cao Cao won't win the Tongguan battle so easily?"

Lan Tian smiled and said: "Lai Gong and Lu Meng are fighting a war of attrition in Jiaozhou. This kind of conspiracy will not advance very quickly. Once it really becomes a force, it will be destroyed. Jiangdong's monarchs and ministers have not even grasped Cao Cao's intentions. How could they guess it? How much time did the war take? It is impossible to kill a hundred thousand pigs in a short time..."

Guan Yu nodded, "Fortunately, the generals in Kansai rebelled, and my brother was able to take the opportunity to take Xichuan. We just recuperated. I will send troops to the north to attack the Central Plains when the world is divided into three parts. At that time, I will rely on Ziyu to guard the rear."

"My family doesn't talk about the two families. When the time comes, General Guan will go forward bravely. I will prepare soldiers, rations and armors for you to help my brother-in-law help the Han Dynasty." Lan Tian said solemnly.

"I'm relieved to have Ziyu's words..." Guan Yuxin said that you really paid attention to my age.

"I have to go on my way tomorrow, why don't I just turn off the lights and go to sleep?" Lan Tian suggested.

"Alright." Guan Yu nodded lightly, and then blew on the oil lamp on the stage.

The moment the fire was extinguished, Guan Yu's eyes fell on the location of Yongzhou on the map in the hall. His two nights of communication with Lan Tian broadened his horizons and his way of thinking became more comprehensive.

According to Lantian's ebb and flow, you guys should fight hard. Whether it is Cao Cao and Ma Chao Tongguan consumption, or Sun Quan and Cao Cao Hefei consumption, the more you consume, the more beneficial it will be for the eldest brother to help the Han family in the future.

Cao Cao traveled westward via the Yellow River in Hangushuo to Tongguan in August, and has been stalemate with the Kansai coalition forces for nearly a month now.

Although Tongguan is majestic and steep, it is not a one-man pass. It is a narrow pass that cannot be opened by ten thousand men. If you really want to hold this pass, you need a large army to guard it.

Taking advantage of the characteristics of Tongguan, Cao Cao adopted a strategy of pressing and suppressing after the soldiers arrived, pretending that he must break through Tongguan and enter the Guanzhong area. After the attention of the coalition forces was attracted to Tongguan, various ministries successively increased troops to defend Tongguan.

When Cao Cao heard that the increase in troops at Tongguan was not worrying, he was happy instead. General Cao Hong asked suspiciously, "The Prime Minister was frowning when he first came to see Xiongguan. Why is he so happy to hear about the increase in allied troops?"

Cao Cao looked around at the counselors and generals in the tent, and saw that everyone was thinking hard, but Jia Xu had a strange expression. Cao Cao knew that this man was a scheming man, so he raised his head and smiled and said: "Guanzhong is a long way to go, if all the thieves stand in the way according to danger, I have set up an army to conquer for a year or two, and it is still uncertain. Now the thieves have come to gather, although there are many of them, there is no one to submit. The army has no suitable leader, and it can be destroyed with one blow.

"Prime Minister is wise." Cao Hong clasped his fists in compliment, and all the generals in the tent echoed in unison.

Cao Cao adopted Xun You's strategy to be weak first and then strong, and directly locked his target on the generals in Kansai. In order to become famous as a teacher, he used seemingly unwise tricks to force them back.

Seeing the time gradually dragging on to winter and the weather getting colder, Cao Cao became determined to fight. The so-called war of attrition does not mean waiting until the real food is exhausted. Apart from food, the coalition forces also lack winter clothing. It is very easy to make mistakes at this time. .

After Cao Cao thought about attacking, he summoned Xu Huang, who was familiar with the terrain in Guanzhong.

"Gongming is here again, what can I do to help me enter Guanzhong?" Cao Cao asked.

Xu Huang clasped his fists and replied: "Tongguan is strong and difficult to attack, and the coalition forces are heavily stationed at this time. Why doesn't the prime minister divide his troops and cross the Yellow River west? Bypassing Tongguan by water is a natural danger. If the bandits lose their geographical advantage, it will not be difficult to defeat them."

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Gongming and I agree to cross the Yellow River from Pubanjin to the west with your four thousand soldiers and Zhu Ling. I will lead the main force to cross the river to cover you. As long as one army can cross, all troops can cross." .”

Chapter 228 Playing in Xiliang

The Guanzhong Plain has been rich and prosperous in ancient times, and the Qin land is dangerous and solid to take over the world. Twenty thousand people are enough to be princes and a million people. There is a saying of one hundred and two Qin Guan.

There are the steep Qinling Mountains in the south, Tongguan and the Yellow River natural barrier in the east, Longshan and Liupanshan in the west, and Ziwuling and Huanglongshan in the north.

In order for Cao Cao to actually control the Yongliang area and completely eliminate the military threat from the various tribes in Kansai, there are three routes to march from east to west. The north route is through Pubanjin in Hedong County and the west crosses the Yellow River. Wancheng, go to Wuguan and Lantian counties.

Cao Cao chose to pretend to attack Tongguan on the middle road, but actually sneaked across Puban on the north road, and gave up Wancheng and Wuguan on the south road. (At this time, the Yellow River was named Dahe, because the vegetation along the route was rich and beautiful, and there was no soil erosion, and the river water had not yet turned yellow.)

If Cao Cao's army went directly out of Hedong, the Guanxi Allied Army would send troops to guard the ferry, and it would be difficult to have a chance to cross the river from the North Road, so Cao Cao chose Tongguan as a feint attack. Unfortunately, the Kansai warlords are all reckless with narrow vision. Han Sui was elected as the governor of the coalition army, but no one saw through Cao Cao's strategy of attacking east and west.

Tongguan is connected to the Yanshen Mountains of the Qinling Mountains in the south, and the confluence of the Yellow River and the Weishui River in the north, which is also the intersection point of the last L of the Yellow River. To the west of the L bend is the Weishui River, a tributary. The two rivers generally present a reverse T-shape. .

Everyone in the world does not know the importance of Tongguan, but Cao Cao pushed back against the generals of Kansai from March, and did not come to confront the pass in person until July, which was really beyond the expectations of the generals of Kansai.

Cao Cao can take the first step to occupy Tongguan. There is no need to wait until now to take the risk of crossing the river from Puban. In fact, he used Tongguan as a bait to lure all ten troops here to gather and annihilate them, so as to avoid wasting time looking for battles after entering the pass. This can also greatly save food.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a saying: The land is far and near, dangerous and easy, wide and narrow, and life and death.Cao Cao gave up the 'land' to take the 'road', and if he wanted to capture it, he first let it go, so that he could be 'closer' with 'dangerous'.

At the beginning of September, Cao Cao led the main force to move north in a big way, preparing to cross the Yellow River from Fenglingdu to his own Hedong County. Xu Huang and Zhu Ling secretly led the army to cross the Yellow River from Pubanjin, which is further north of Hedong County, to the west according to the agreed time. , Entering the Hexi area controlled by the Kansai coalition forces.

The generals in the pass were at a loss when they heard that Cao Cao was crossing the river. The governor Han Sui said to the generals: "Cao Mengde can't break through Tongguan. Now he must plan to cross the Yellow River north by water. If he is allowed to enter Hexi, Guanzhong will be in danger."

Ma Chao clasped his fists and said: "The art of war says to attack him halfway across the river, why not send troops while he is crossing the river and kill him by surprise?"

The various tribes in Kansai are not affiliated with each other. Although they united against Cao, no one wanted to be the first bird. At this time, almost no one would be willing to let them go out to fight Cao Jun. So after Ma Chao made a suggestion, the scene was very tense. silence.

Han Sui saw that the generals were silent, so he said: "We have been increasing troops to Tongguan for the past two months, why not send people to guard the crossings in Hexi, as long as there are a few thousand people defending, even if Cao Cao has a hundred thousand troops, he will not be able to force the crossing. "

There is no one to do the thankless work, this kind of cheap work, someone will jump out immediately.

Liang Xing clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to take all the soldiers and horses to share the worries of the governor."

Han Sui nodded and said: "General Liang is going quickly. To go to Hexi, we have to cross the Hebei from Weikou after the pass. We must reach Hexi before Cao Cao."

"I will not disgrace my life." Liang Xing walked out of the gate with a smile.

Liang Xing felt that no matter how slow he was, he was faster than Cao Cao. After all, that section of the Yellow River was very turbulent, and Cao Cao would be at greater risk if he went against the current. It took too long again.

Ma Chao looked at Liang Xing's back, and said to himself that you just know how to pick up soft persimmons, and it's even more disdainful to see all the generals in the gate calculating their own schemes.

"Since you don't want to go out, I'm more than willing to lead our troops out to stop the attack." Ma Chao clasped his fists and said.

"Nephew, don't be careless. Cao Mengde is very good at using troops, and his generals are like clouds..." Han Sui tactfully dissuaded him.

Ma Chao sneered: "The battle opportunity is fleeting, I regard Cao's thief as worthless, uncle will watch me behead the thief."

"Nephew, be careful..." Before Han Sui finished speaking, Ma Chao hastily left the pass, and all the generals shook their heads when they saw him.

Both Han Sui and Ma Teng were Xiliang warlords. After they got close, they became brothers with different surnames. They followed Zhong Yao's suggestion and obeyed Cao Cao in name. Later, they became enemies because of the conflicts between their parts. After killing Ma Teng's wife, Cao Cao's name was to reconcile the contradictions, but in fact they were divided and disintegrated. He transferred Ma Teng to the court as an official by imperial edict.

Ma Teng was worried about losing his military power and would not have a place in the court in the future, so he left Ma Chao to command his troops.

Cao Cao used tricks to force the generals in Kansai to rebel, and among the generals, Han Sui and Ma Chao were the strongest, and their attitudes determined the attitude of the Ten Divisions in Kansai.

The enemy is currently based on common interests. In order to make friends with Han Sui, Ma Chao put aside his previous suspicions and said the self-destructive words: Jinchao abandons his father and regards the general as his father, and the general should also abandon his son and treat Chao as his son.

Although the allied forces did not perform father-son rituals since they fought against Cao Cao, they behaved quite intimately in front of the generals in Kansai. Ma Chao's bravery shocked the Western Qiang.

Ma Chao's personality is a bit like Cao Cao's. He would rather be a real villain than a hypocrite. He has mastered the military power since he was a child.

After Ma Chao left the pass, he gathered all his men and horses, and headed northeast to Cao Cao's crossing point.

Twenty miles east of Tongguan, Cao Cao built fortifications with deep ditches and high fortifications across the north and south. Now that the army was crossing the river one after another, no one was defending the fortifications, so they were easily broken by Ma Chao's pursuers.

At this time, Cao Cao commanded the army to cross the river on the south bank, with only his patriarch Xia Houjian, surrendered general Gao Lan, and Huwei Xu Chu by his side. There were still 3000 soldiers who had not crossed the river. He never expected that Ma Chao would come out to pursue him.

I saw the sound of horseshoes shaking like thunder, and the yellow sand on the bank was rolled up to cover the sky and block out the sun.

Hearing the sound, Cao Cao jumped up from the Hu bed, and saw from a distance that there were about [-] troops in Xiliang uniforms. At this time, they were injured by bows and arrows when they were fighting for the crossing hole.

The Xiliang army stopped their horses, and Ma Chao stood in front of the formation holding a gun. He had a face like a crown jade, eyes like shooting stars, a tiger body, ape arms, a wolf belly, a lion helmet and a beast belt, and a silver armor and white robe. Shen Jun.

"Where is Bandit Cao? Why don't you come out and die?" Ma Chao shouted, his voice strong and resolute.

Cao Cao has few soldiers at this time, so how can he dare to entrust himself to declare his family.

Xia Houjian was furious when he heard that, he couldn't help urging his horse to take two steps forward, and then shouted angrily with his gun: "You dare to insult the prime minister, this general will make you pay the price."

Cao Cao broke into a sweat when he heard this. This Xiahoujian was Xiahoudun's distant nephew. His martial arts had been carefully taught by Xiahoudun.

Cao Cao said in his heart, why are you impulsive?