Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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On the way Shi Yi was escorted out by the soldiers, she kept uttering harsh words, all the ministers turned their heads to look outside the hall curiously, they didn't know if this general who was born as a businessman could control Sun Quan's close ministers.

"Yu Xiu, you're just a down-and-out peddler who thinks that a woman from the Zhang family will make a fortune? How can you be today without the kindness of the king? If you have the guts, compare with me. Without this Have the guts? Puff..."

Shi Yi's voice was very loud, and Zhang Wen's face in the hall suddenly became hot. Hu Ke didn't pay attention to it at first, but when he heard that the Zhang family was insulted, he ordered the soldiers to stop.

"What? Are you afraid of me? Useless." Shi Yi said unforgivingly.

"Give him a sword. Since he wants to seek death so much, this general will naturally make it happen." Hu Ke ordered in a deep voice.

It was Yiyuan who didn't expect Hu Ke to be so brave. He only knew that the other party was a trafficker in the past, but he himself had actually been on the battlefield. When he got the weapon, he looked at Hu Ke with disdain: "Xiefan Wei Zuobu Du, I hope You are worthy of this position, and let me verify it for the king to see who he has chosen, and you cannot lead the army without real materials."

The battle outside the hall was about to start, and the officials in the hall had no intention of doing anything else. They all crowded to the door to watch, but no one stopped it.

"Whether there are real materials, you will know if you try it?" Hu Ke held the sword in his right hand, and made a provocative movement with his left hand.

"You're looking for death." It was Yi who drew his sword and rushed forward.

Facing Yi's menacing slash, Hu Ke took the long sword calmly. He belonged to the reconnaissance battalion in the Suppressing Army. Everyone there has excellent martial arts skills, so he is not a merchant in Yi's eyes.

"That's all." Hu Ke still taunted during the battle.

Shi Yi was a little bit on the fence at this time, Hu Ke's martial arts far exceeded his imagination, and he felt a little powerless in terms of strength and skill. He realized that he was too impulsive just now, and planned to disturb Zhang Zhao's surrender through his reckless behavior just now. Conspiracy now seems to have overdone it.

Clang clang.

After a few violent fights, Yi was a little bit out of strength, but he had no face to beg for mercy from the other party, and he only hoped that he would not lose too badly.

Hu Ke suddenly sped up his speed, because Yi Yi couldn't keep up with the rhythm and exposed his flaws, only to see a green glow flashing in front of his neck, blood sprayed out from the incision, and then he fell heavily on the steps.

"It seems that I am worthy of this position. You can clean up here." Hu Ke put his sword into its sheath while speaking, and the soldier next to him immediately went to carry the corpse.

All the ministers in the hall looked at Zhang Wen in astonishment, and said to themselves that you, brother-in-law, are not simple. Although most of them have never been on the battlefield, they can all see that Hu Ke's strength is far superior to that of Shi Yi. The shopkeeper of the firm?

Hu Ke climbed the steps to the entrance of the hall, cupped his fists and bowed to Zhang Zhao and others, saying, "I'm really sorry for disturbing everyone's discussions, but the general will be guarding outside the hall. If there is still trouble, just call me into the hall."

"Uh... General..." Zhang Zhao took the lead and cupped his fists in return.

After the episode just now, everyone could see that Hu Ke obeyed Zhang Zhao's orders, so no one dared to question Zhang Zhao's decision.

"Mr. Zibu, since we have decided to submit to the King of Hanzhong, do we need to do something?" Zhang Wen continued to pass the message to Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao nodded lightly: "Hui Shu reminded you that since you have decided to surrender to the King of Hanzhong, the soldiers that Ziheng took to Pingxiang should not die in vain because of lack of food. We have to find a way to save them."

"Dare to ask how to save?" Gu Yong hurriedly asked.

"I can only write a letter to explain everything. Everyone immediately mobilize relatives, friends and clansmen to write letters to the frontline soldiers, urging them to give up resistance and surrender to Lord Lanfu. This may save some of them." Zhang Zhao stared outside the hall after speaking. He said in his heart that Hu Ke's plan was really vicious, if these letters were sent to the front line, Lu Fan would be defeated overnight.

Hu Ke didn't know that Zhang Zhao was muttering to himself. There were actually traces of what Lan Tian ordered him to do. In history, Lu Meng attacked Jingzhou like this. He just used the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son.

The officials in the palace also understood it, and secretly ridiculed Zhang Zhao for relying on the old and selling the old in the Eastern Wu Dynasty. He didn't usually offer a few useful tricks, but once he chose to surrender, his brain was very useful.

"When will you want these letters? Besides, we are meeting here today, if the news leaks..." Zhang Wen stood up and sang the double reed.

"As soon as you can, the better. Tomorrow is the latest. As for the information not to leak out, General Yu has closed Jianye, and none of us can get out." Zhang Zhao said meaningfully.

Gu Yong asked in surprise: "Ah? How long will the city be closed?"

Zhang Zhaolu had to answer: "When will Master Wang arrive, and when will General Yu open the city, but you don't have to worry too much, everyone's life will not be affected in any way, the order in the city will be guaranteed, and there will be no problem with the consumption of daily supplies. , don’t forget that General Yu is a businessman.”

Chapter 853 A Letter From Home From Afar

Since Sun Ce's conquest of Jiangdong, the local gentry did not have a stable life. During Sun Quan's foreign wars, they lost more than they won, and their national strength gradually shrank to become the weakest of the three.

When the enemy army came to the city, the gentry would surrender for the sake of profit, but now it was a little earlier. In addition, Hu Ke controlled the Jianye army, so he had to obey Zhang Zhao's order.

The rich are more concerned about gains and losses than the poor, and they are very active after they decide to surrender. Letters persuading them to surrender are sent outside the gate of the house in baskets, and Jiefan guards on duty send them to the dock.

In less than a day, Hu Ke collected thousands of family letters. He knew the weight of these family letters, so he let the cargo ship take away a batch before collecting them all.

When Hu Ke's cargo ship passed Pengli Water Village, Gan Ning was leading his troops to besiege Chaisang City. Xu Sheng defended the isolated city and resisted. When he learned that Hu Ke had controlled Jianye, Gan Ning asked Sun Neighbor and Zhang Cheng to come to the front of the battle every day to persuade him to surrender. .

In late August, a cargo ship full of family letters passed through Pengli, Nanchang, and Xingan, and finally docked at Yichun Wharf.

At this time, under the support of Ding Feng, Lan Yuan led the army to capture Yichun, and directly cut off Lu Fan's supplies.

During this period of time, Lu Fan had Zhu Huan and other fresh troops to help out, and began to attack regardless of the cost. The active forces of both sides were decreasing day by day.

As the main attack, the Wu army suffered even greater losses in the battle. Ten thousand people were injured and seriously injured in more than ten days, and the Lantian side suffered nearly [-] casualties.

If there is any change in the two armies after that, if the battle continues according to the current battle losses, the Lantian side will be wiped out in more than a month, while the Wu army can survive nearly [-] soldiers, so Lu Fan will not retreat after such a sacrifice.

The situation on the battlefield cannot remain the same. Lu Fan’s optimism comes from the source of pressure behind him. Pingxiang was evacuated by Xi Zhen before, and all materials had to be transported from Yichun by land. It only lasted for three to five days, but Lantian's supply was quite sufficient.

After the decisive battle with Lu Fan began, due to the geographical distance, Lan Tian did not have enough information on Lan Yuan, Gan Ning, Hu Ke and others. , to the counties in the jurisdiction to recruit reserve personnel.

When the soldiers in the battalion are about to be overwhelmed, they will be transferred to the front line to delay time, and Lantian still has the last hole card that is useless, and that is Xindengzhuang in Linwu County.

Xindengzhuang has a tradition of practicing martial arts during slack farming. Now it has developed into a large village with 2 people. There are thousands of young and strong people who can be drawn out to fight. They can fight the enemy without training, and they are very willing to fight with Lantian.

Suddenly one day, Wu Jun did not attack when the time came. Lan Tian looked at the city in the distance and smiled, thinking that the strategy of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot was probably successful.

Two days after Lanyuan captured Yichun, Lu Fan dragged his exhausted body back to his residence, and after he and his generals arranged for tomorrow's combat mission, he was asked to take off his cloak and lay down on the couch. He heard someone calling him in a daze, and opened his eyes. At first glance, he found that it was his son Lu Ju.

"The Shiyi is here." Lu Fan called out.

Lu Ju beckoned lightly, and the waiters outside the door filed in one after another, and began to deliver food to the tent.

"Father, please rest after dinner." Lu Ju helped Lu Fan up.

Lu Fan sat up and glanced at the table, immediately frowned displeased, and asked: "Why are there only a few small dishes, how can it be enough for my father?"

"Uh...Father, you can eat some first, and I'll ask someone to prepare more tomorrow night." Lu Ju clasped his fists in embarrassment.

Lu Fan was a county magistrate when he was young. When he proposed marriage, he was disliked by his mother-in-law from a wealthy family because of his ordinary family background. If it weren't for his outstanding birth, his wife Liu would not have married him.

Mrs. Liu is beautiful and her family is well-off. After marrying her, Lu Fan’s quality of life has improved. He has gradually developed a character of timely enjoyment and even extravagance. Wronging myself, there are more than a dozen exquisite side dishes to accompany the wine every night.

When Lu Fan saw that only five or six dishes were submitted on the case, his good mood suddenly fell to the bottom. After hearing Lu Ju's explanation, he didn't feel relieved, but continued to ask: "I personally took command of Mao Shishi, and you do all the little things in the rear to manage food and grass. not good?"

Lu Ju wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and explained sincerely: "It's not because the child is unwilling to work hard, it's because there is not enough food in the city, so..."

"Where is the excuse? There should be fresh fish delivered in Yichun every day. If you are lazy, you can be lazy. What excuse are you looking for here?" Lu Fan said when he was excited, he slapped the table heavily, and knocked over the table. A bowl of stewed radishes.

Lu Ju replied with a bitter face: "No one has brought supplies to Yichun for two days, so there is no fresh food in the city. If there are a few more days of shutdown there, the white rice for each battalion will not be able to be supplied. My child will come tomorrow." Then send people to Yichun..."

Lu Fan stood up abruptly, and said sharply, "Why didn't you report such an important matter earlier? How dare Luo Tong dereliction of duty? Send someone to Yichun tomorrow to inquire about the crime, and ask him what he wants to do?"

"Why don't you wait? After all, it's still a time of war. If you push Gong Xu into a hurry, he might continue to be passive..." Lu Ju persuaded.

"Shi Yi is right. As a father, he stayed in Yichun to receive food and grass because he was born in Jiangdong. But how can it be a joke to supply the army? Tomorrow you will take your confidant to Yichun, and then take his post in Yichun. Since the task of superintendent can't be done well, let him go to the front to fight." Lu Fan didn't allow himself to be stuck.

Lu Ju nodded slightly, then pointed to the dishes on the table and asked, "Take a look at today's dinner..."

"I can only eat as much as I can..."

Lu Fan was hungry and had no choice but to give in. After eating, he returned to the couch to rest with dissatisfaction.

In the early morning of the next day, the door of Lu Fan's room was knocked loudly. He had just rubbed his sleepy eyes when he saw Lu Ju appearing in front of the bed with anxiety written all over his face.

"It's so early in the morning, what are you doing in a hurry? Shouldn't you be preparing to go to Yichun? What are you doing in Weifu's room?" Lu Fan frowned.

"Father, something is wrong, Yixing sent supplies today..." Lu Ju answered with a swallow.

"Does Luo Gongxu have an ear for the wind? Hearing the conversation between our father and son last night, he sent supplies to the front line overnight?" Lu Fan felt inconceivable.

Lu Ju shook his head and replied, "You'd better go and see with me, those supplies are not for food, they are all letters from the soldiers..."

"Book from home?"

Lu Fan stood up suspiciously and stretched out his hands. Lu Ju consciously walked over to change his father's clothes. The father and son then rode away to the treasury where the grain was stored in the city.

The newly delivered cloth bag was full of letters from Jianye, and Lu Fan opened one with a bad premonition, the contents of which shocked him like copper bells.

General Ben fought hard on the front line, and Zhang Zibu took the lead in surrendering again?

Chapter 854 Zhu Huan Returns to Teacher and Meets Lan Yuan

"Father, what should we do?" Lu Ju panicked.

Lu Fan opened several letters and found that the contents were almost the same. They all told the frontline soldiers to give up resistance. Their homes were gone and their food was cut off. Only by surrendering could they survive.

"Impossible, it must be Lan Tian's trick. I've been wondering why this guy didn't leave with such a huge loss. It turned out that he was holding back such a conspiracy." Lu Fan squeezed the envelope into a ball, firmly believing that he was Jianye. home is still there.

"But those food delivery people are all familiar faces in the past. If these letters are imitated by Lan Tian, ​​doesn't it mean that Yichun City..." Lu Ju didn't dare to continue.

Lu Fan swallowed his saliva. If Yixing was really lost, it would deal a greater blow to his soldiers than Xin. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked in a deep voice, "Has the letter been leaked?"

"Probably not yet, but it's not easy to say..." Lu Ju didn't open the food bag himself, so he can't guarantee that it hasn't been leaked.

"All these letters are sealed up, or they are secretly organized to burn them all. Don't let these family letters destroy the morale we have finally picked up." Lu Fan turned and wanted to leave after speaking.

Lu Ju hurriedly asked, "Father, where are you going?"

"It's almost time to send out troops. I have to stabilize the generals first. If not, I can only send people to Yixing. The most urgent thing is food and grass." Lu Fan looked serious.

"Oh..." Lu Ju nodded slightly.

Lu Fan followed Dama to the west of the city. The soldiers of the Wu army had already lined up, and they just waited for Lu Fan to be in place before leaving.

"General Ziheng is here." Quan Cong pointed to the horseman under the city gate, and Zhu Huan and the others straightened up their clothes and stepped forward to greet him.

Lu Fan glanced at the neat team and asked knowingly, "Are you all ready?"

"General, the brigade is ready to start at any time, just waiting for your order." Sun Song responded with cupped fists.

"Not bad, not bad..." Lu Fan nodded first, and then suddenly said, "The soldiers have fought hard for days, and the battalions should rest at the station today."

"Huh? General Ziheng, we can't give Lantian a chance to breathe, otherwise he will take the opportunity to repair the antlers and arrow towers, and our next attack will be more difficult." Cheng Zi stepped forward to advise.

"That makes sense." Lu Fan stroked his beautiful beard deeply, and immediately added: "General Cheng will work hard for you today, and lead his troops to attack the enemy camp, so you must not let Lantian breathe."

"Could the general be joking? There are only a few thousand pieces of the last general, and Lan Ji is very brave..." Cheng Zi didn't want to shoot a stone in the foot, so he reminded Lu Fan that he has few major generals, so don't make fun of me .

Lu Fan replied solemnly: "You are mainly harassing. If Lan Tian leads an army to attack, he can't fight recklessly. In addition, I will let Zi Huang (Quan Cong) go to meet you."

"Wei." Quan Cong cupped his fists.

"Uh... Wei." Cheng Zi had no choice but to accept the order.

After Lu Fan finished speaking, he got on his horse and went back to the city. Brother Zhu Huan was very puzzled when he saw what happened.

"General, why are you today..." Zhu Huan hesitated to speak.

Lu Fan turned around and saw that it was brothers Zhu Huan and Zhu Ju. He thought that the fighting strength of these two men was quite strong, and their martial arts were also outstanding. There is no supply, I suspect something is wrong with Yichun, Luo Gongxu's garrison is only [-], if something happens, the tens of thousands of troops will..."

"No wonder the general is so abnormal today." Zhu Huan suddenly realized.

Zhu Ju comforted: "Maybe there is a delay? After all, the front line consumes a lot of food and grass, and Yichun has limited food reserves in the early stage. Maybe Jianye's food transportation is not timely?"

"What Zifan said is also reasonable, but I'm still worried about Yichun, why don't you take your troops to see? If the tens of thousands of troops are really short of food, it's impossible to defeat Lantian hungry." Lu Fan looked at Zhu's house Brother gestured.

Zhu Ju hesitated at first, but Zhu Huan clasped his fists and said, "Let's go and have a look, the general stays in Pingxiang and waits for the good news."

"Please." Lu Fan cupped his fists in return.

Zhu Huan and Zhu Ju then marched towards Yichun with [-] pieces of songs. Along the way, they marched very fast with light clothes and arrived at the city around dusk.

At this time the city gate had been closed, and Zhu Huan led his team to approach the gate, when suddenly a blue banner was erected on the top of the city gate.

Seeing the blue letter, Zhu Huan knew something was wrong, but Luo Tong's head poked out from the city.

"Gongxu? What are you doing with the blue banner? I thought Yichun was lost, but I won't like this in the future. Open the city gate quickly." Zhu Huan pointed at the banner on the city and let out a long sigh of relief.

Luo Tong had already surrendered to Lan Yuan, he clasped his fists in salute and said, "Forgive me, General Zhu, Luo has surrendered to the King of Hanzhong, and Yichun is also the city of the King of Hanzhong. If the general wants to go to the city to rest, he must put down his weapons and surrender."

"What did you say just now? You made such a rebellious statement?" Zhu Ju was furious.

Luo Tong was condescending and snorted coldly: "I think I have made it clear just now, if you want to enter Yichun, you have to surrender."

"My husband..." Zhu Huan was about to insult him when he suddenly saw a young general in gold armor appearing on the tower. Luo Tong respected him very much.

Lan Yuan cupped his hands and saluted downward: "Are you two generals, Xiumu (Zhu Huan) and Zifan (Zhu Ju)? I have long admired your name. Yichun has fallen into my hands, and the officials of Jianye have also surrendered to the King of Hanzhong. It's protected, so what are you waiting for?"

"You have a big breath, even if Qiqichun City is attacked by surprise, Jianye will never fall. Since there is a blue banner on the city, what is your relationship with that Lantian?" Zhu Huan frowned.

"I am Lanyuan, and Lantian is my father." Lanyuan replied lightly.

Zhu Ju murmured softly: "This man is the eldest son of Lantian. It is said that Linyi Kingdom was destroyed in fifteen days. Brother, don't underestimate the enemy because of his youth."

Zhu Huan nodded lightly, and said to himself that I had read the Lingnan Daily, Lan Yuan's name was more resounding than Lan Ji, and Lan Ji's force was so exaggerated, it was impossible for him to underestimate the enemy.

"It turned out to be the son-in-law of the king of Hanzhong. If you can sneakily capture Yichun, it must be Luo Tong who is soft-boned and dedicated to the city? You father and son are too naive to want to trap us. Can't this general bypass this city? Hmph." Zhu Huan intentionally Saying this is used to hide the tension in my heart.

Because Zhu Huan left in a hurry, the whole army only took one day's rations, so all the luggage was left in Pingxiang. At this time, he could only sleep in the open if he couldn't enter Yichun, let alone travel around Yichun. At this time, he was just talking .