Lao Cao didn't say anything, but lowered his head and thought about it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info After a while, Lao Cao's eyes drifted to Jia Xu, Jia Xu knew that this was Lao Cao asking himself, and he couldn't pretend to be dumb at this time, so he slowly said: "It's not that simple. Lu Ren's move seemed to be intentionally trying to negotiate peace with Liaodong, but in fact, he was only afraid that he was plotting against Liaodong. ”

"Oh? How so? ”

Jia Xu said indifferently: "First, with Lu Ren's wealth, where would he care about that mere five thousand catties of silver?" Of course, if it was exchanged for five thousand catties of gold, Lu Ren might go crazy; ”

"This is natural."

"Second, more than a dozen beautiful and bewitching widows are certainly exciting, but Lu Ren is not a person who has never seen a beautiful woman, and among the ladies around him, which one is not the national beauty? and that Lu Lan, whether it is her appearance and temperament or her singing and dancing skills, she can be described as unparalleled in the world, if Lu Ren wants to accept her as a wife, it is not difficult, but Lu Ren did not do so. Lu Ren didn't touch such a woman, and he really couldn't think of anything that could make Lu Ren's heart move by those dozen or so widows. ”

Lao Cao nodded slightly, but his mind recalled the collected Lu Lan's propaganda posters, and his heart inevitably trembled a few times, but he immediately threw it aside, and turned to Jia Xu with a smile and asked, "What about Yiwen and Zhizhi?" ”

Jia Xu said: "In my opinion, whether it is five thousand catties of silver, or more than a dozen beautiful and charming widows, they are simply the bait thrown out by Lu Ren, just to find an excuse to use troops against Liaodong." It's just that Lu Ren's play is very similar, and he also stubbornly gave the dozen or so widows the name of a vassal envoy, so that Lu Ren could attack Liaodong more justifiably. However, I still can't figure out what is attracting Lu Ren in Liaodong, which will make Lu Ren try so hard to plot. ”

“……”

Regarding this question, Lao Cao and they can't answer it a little. You must know that in that era, let alone Liaodong, after Jidi, it was basically what people called a bitter cold place, and many times it was simply a place of exile and distribution, and such a place seemed to have little meaning to people like Lao Cao.

Everyone was silent for a while, and Lao Cao first shook his head and said: "This kind of thing is really not clear, because of this kind of talent, I am afraid that no one in this world can compare with Lu Ren, do you still remember the coal and stone deposits that are being developed in Jinyang (later Taiyuan)?" And the coal mines that are being developed west of Yuzhang (Pingxiang) in Jiangdong? Until now, Lone didn't understand how Lu Ren knew about these minerals that were buried underground, but they were in different locations from north to south. Maybe on the Liaodong side, there are really some rare mineral deposits that attract Lu Ren to raise troops to fight for it? ”

Several of the people present glanced at each other, and although they were a little noncommittal, they all nodded silently, because this was the only reason that should be considered reasonable for them. After all, it was a bitter cold and barren land, and it was really not a good place for these people with a heavy agricultural mentality. And even if Lu Ren has the ability to engage in development, he is not against the sky to the point where he can compete with God, right? Then apart from some special resources, there seems to be nothing else possible.

Speaking from his heart, although Lao Cao reluctantly found an explanation for himself under the unexplained situation, he really guessed a little bit of Lu Ren's idea, because there were really many resources that Lu Ren wanted in Liaodong. And now Lao Cao and others' attitude towards Liaodong is quite a bit of the taste of Siberia that the former Su paid for it, and the people who sold the land in Siberia originally thought that the person who paid for it was a big fool, but they didn't expect that the people who bought Siberia would find a lot of oil and minerals under the ice, and then regretted it...... Will Lao Cao be like this in the future?

However, that kind of thing is still far away for Lao Cao, and Lao Cao thinks more about other aspects. After a little hesitation, Lao Cao ordered someone to take the map of the Liaodong region, and after carefully examining it, he muttered: "Liaodong is indeed a little remote for us, but there are mountains like Xisai Mountain as a barrier, and Lu Ren has the convenience of long-distance shipping, if Lu Ren really takes the entire Liaodong, and then uses his talents to work hard for several years......"

Everyone was shocked, and Cheng Yu immediately asked: "Duke Wei's intention, is Lu Ren wanting to have a stronger territory?" ”

Lao Cao nodded: "Although Yizhou is rich, after all, it is only across the sea from Sun Quan, and although Sun Quan's navy was defeated by Lu Ren, it is by no means a master to be bullied, and Sun Quan is by no means a mediocre master." In other words, Sun Quan is a tiger lying next to Lu Ren's couch. Although Sun Quan sent hostages to Lu Ren after his defeat at the hands of Lu Ren, everyone knew that as soon as Lu Ren revealed/had any flaws, Sun Quan, the tiger, would not hesitate to pounce on Lu Ren. Lu Ren has always been cautious and cautious, and Xun Wenruo and Xun Dagong believe that they will mention it to Lu Ren again and again after defecting to Lu Ren's command, so Lu Ren naturally wants to find a territory where he can sit back and relax. ”

Then Lao Cao's horsewhip was dotted on the map: "Liaodong is remote, and it has been out of the control of the court since the chaos in the Central Plains, especially after Gongsun Du served as the pastor of Liaodong for many years. And such a piece of land is probably the piece of land that Lu Ren wants the most, right? If Liaodong is possessed by Lu Ren, who in the world can still move him? In this way, even if Lu Ren loses Yizhou, it seems that it will not be difficult to manage Liaodong well with his talents. ”

Everyone around nodded in unison, because this was the reason that really made sense, and it was indeed one of the most critical reasons for Lu Ren's move on Liaodong. But what Lao Cao didn't know was that Lu Ren just hoped that Lao Cao could see this.

Someone immediately suggested to Lao Cao that Lu Ren's idea should not be allowed to succeed, but after Lao Cao glanced at the man a few times, he smiled meaningfully: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Could it be that we should go back and deal with Lu Ren now? ”

Cheng Yu also thought about it, shook his head and said, "There is no point!" First of all, our division is unknown, you must know that Lu Ren has made enough momentum for this time to send troops to Liaodong, nominally he is going to ask the Gongsun clan for the return of the kidnapped envoy for the Son of Heaven, so the name is right. If Duke Wei sent troops to stop it, wouldn't it put Duke Wei in a position of disloyalty and injustice?

"Secondly, Lu Ren has always shown loyalty to the court, paying tribute every year, serving the court every year, and never showing/showing the slightest flaw and a name that can be borrowed by the Duke of Wei, but in the eyes of the world, he Lu Ren is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and he has the merit of opening up new states and sheltering the homeless. If there is no suitable name for sending troops, it will be very disadvantageous to the Duke of Wei;

"Again, if Duke Wei returns to the army to stop Lu Ren at this time, there will be no loss to Lu Ren, at most he will lose a chrysanthemum port in western Liaoning. On the contrary, if Wei Gong returned to Hebei at this time and then waved his army to Liaoxi, it would be an expedition of the army, and there would be too many variables in the army. It doesn't matter if you can win the battle, but under the expedition of the army to Liaoxi, it is too easy for accidents to occur in other places. Wei Gong must not forget how dangerous the battle of the surprise attack was in the first place, if it were not for God's blessing, it is unknown whether Wei Gong can still stand here now. And although Lu Ren's military strength is far less than the original Badun, but Lu Ren has the convenience of shipping, and he can escape by boat when he sees that the momentum is not right, what can Wei Gong do to him? ”

The latter paragraph really stabbed Lao Cao's sore spot. Not to mention that the narrow victory at the beginning still makes Lao Cao cry out in his heart for luck when he looks back on it today, but the most important thing is that this mention reminds Lao Cao of Guo Jia who died in Liucheng. Sighing secretly, Lao Cao secretly said in his heart: "Fengxiao, your good brother at the beginning, now it is really a headache for loneliness!" If you are still by Lone's side now, how will you deal with this game set up by this good brother of yours? ”

Of course, Cheng Yu didn't know what Lao Cao was thinking, but continued: "The most important thing is that although Lu Ren is overseas, he has always been good friends with Wei Gong no matter what. If Duke Wei abandoned this affinity at this time and formed an enmity, he thought it would be unwise to do so. Because Lu Ren is not only good with Wei Gong, but also entangled with Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others. If Duke Wei and Lu Ren turned against each other at this time, making Lu Ren deeply marry Sun Liu to reign with Duke Wei, it would be difficult to say what the consequences would be. Wei Gong should not forget, the study group we sent is still learning those exquisite techniques in Yizhou, and there are too many things we want in Lu Ren's hands. In addition, the trade between Hebei and Yizhou is close, and if it is cut off from Lu Ren at this time, so that many wealthy families can get profits because of this, I am afraid it will be ......."

Another stab hit Lao Cao's sore spot. Don't think that Lao Cao at this time is already covering the sky with one hand, in fact, on the contrary, after Lao Cao became the Duke of Wei, the contradictions between Lao Cao and those wealthy families are getting deeper and deeper. In the original history, Lao Cao defeated Hanzhong but failed to enter Xichuan, and gave up halfway after fighting for Hanzhong with Liu Bei, the biggest reason was that Lao Cao had to rush back to carry out political struggle. Although the current situation is a little biased, on the whole, Lao Cao still can't settle those wealthy families......

Cheng Yu's two "knives" can be said to have stabbed Lao Cao's sore spots, which made Lao Cao a little difficult to deal with for a while, and his eyes began to become a little uncertain. After a long time, Lao Cao asked: "According to Zhongde's opinion, how should we deal with it?" ”

Cheng Yu looked at Lao Cao, but he raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What should I do with him?" He Lu Ren wanted to make trouble, so let him go and make trouble. ”

Lao Cao was stunned: "How do you say this?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "Lu Ren's behavior is both a conspiracy and a conspiracy, and it makes no sense to stop him now." Since this is the case, Wei Gong couldn't help but think about the merits and demerits in this regard. ”

Lao Cao's eyes narrowed again: "Gain or loss? Please also elaborate on Zhongde! ”

Cheng Yu also lowered his head and sorted out his words, then raised his head and said: "First of all, is Liaodong and Liaoxi important, or is Hanzhong and Xichuan important?" ”

Lao Cao's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak, but waited for Cheng Yu to continue.

Cheng Yu continued: "Although both are remote places, Liaodi has been a bitter and poor land and sparsely populated since ancient times, while Hanzhong and Xichuan are the land of abundance and have many household registrations. Although Lu Ren was good at internal affairs, if he got Liaodi, he thought that it would be difficult to achieve it without about five years, and there were still a large number of nomadic tribes in Liaoxi, and it was not easy to integrate these nomadic tribes without making trouble;

And if Liu Bei gets a country of abundance like Xichuan, it is where heroes come into play. You can attack Guanzhong, you can support troops to defend yourself, and Liu Bei is supplemented by people like Zhuge Liang, and with the richness of Xichuan, it can be done in three years. Compared with this, is it Lu Ren's side that is in a hurry, or Liu Bei's side is in a hurry? ”

Lao Cao nodded when he heard this.

Cheng Yu said: "Secondly, Liu Bei and Duke Wei are mortal enemies, and although Lu Ren intends to attack Liaodong, he just wants to have a better place to defend himself, and Lu Ren and Duke Wei are also quite good friends. In other words, Lu Ren is just a self-defending thief with an enterprising heart, just a little bit stronger than Liu Jingsheng back then. At least in the short term, Lu Ren has absolutely no intention of being an enemy of Duke Wei, and Liu Bei, once he is powerful, will definitely fight with Duke Wei to the end. Therefore, in terms of intimacy, Duke Wei should also be Liu Bei first and then Lu Ren. ”

Lao Cao nodded again.

Cheng Yu said: "So according to my opinion, you can ignore Lu Ren's affairs at all, but you have to start with Liu Bei as soon as possible." ”

Lao Cao didn't respond immediately, but turned over and dismounted, leaned down and casually folded a grass branch and put it in his mouth, and slowly paced there in a small circle. After a long time, Lao Cao smiled at Cheng Yu and said, "Zhongde is reasonable!" Lu Ren is just greedy for money and land, and wants to make his cunning rabbit cave more holes, but this Liu Bei is seeking his usefulness, and when it comes to this priority, Gu should also put Liu Bei in front of Lu Ren. ”

After thinking about it again, Lao Cao smiled coldly: "Didn't Lu Ren want Liaodong?" That lonely might as well help him again. Zhongde, after returning to the camp, you drafted a statement on behalf of Gu to play the Son of Heaven, reprimanded the Liaodong Gongsun clan for kidnapping the envoys, and then explicitly ordered Lu Ren to send troops to conscript...... Lu Ren now has 20,000 Liaodong prisoners, most of them are due to considerable losses and regrouping of troops and horses, if he drags on for too long, he will always be unable to settle down, so it is better for him to send troops to fight with Liaodong as soon as possible. ”

"No!"

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Chrysanthemum Harbor in "Guild War".

Don't get me wrong, at this time, the Chrysanthemum Port was calm and there was no war breaking out again. And the current "fierce battle" is actually Lu Lingqi, Murong Ziying and Deng Ai are just conducting actual combat drills. By the way, after the battle of Xisai Mountain, although the renovation work of the Xisai Mountain Walled City was being intensified, there was no need for Deng Ai to be in charge himself, so Deng Ai came to Chrysanthemum Port from the waterway to meet Lu Lingqi and them.

Compared with the town of Yizhou, the city defense of Chrysanthemum Port can only be regarded as good, limited by the geographical environment, and there are no high walls and deep ditches, but as an important seaport placed by Lu Ren in western Liaoning, where do Lu Lingqi and others dare to make the garrison here weak?

The distance between the main city of Chrysanthemum Port and the wharf is about 10 Han li in the Keelung style. After the war, Lu Lingqi, as a veteran who participated in the construction of Yizhou's urban defense, had already considered that the defense direction of Chrysanthemum Port was completely different from that of Tamsui, and it was necessary to carry out adjusted construction and strengthening.

Let's take Keelung as an example, Keelung's main defensive direction is the sea surface, that is, the sea offensive scheduled for Sun Quan to cross the sea. Under this premise, it is further assumed that Sun Wu's army has captured Keelung Wharf, then the Yizhou army at this time needs a distance to carry out tactical buffer. To put it bluntly, the Yizhou Army can use the distance of about ten Han li to form a battle formation, and then use the military formation combat method that the Yizhou soldiers are good at to attack the Sun Wu army that has just landed and has not yet gained a firm foothold and the military formation has not yet been completed.

Therefore, in terms of the art of war and tactics, the ten-mile buffer zone between the main city of Keelung and the wharf is conducive to the defense of Yizhou, but the situation in Chrysanthemum Port is just the opposite. Tianjin's main defense surface is not from the sea, but from the ground attack, so leaving a distance of ten miles is not to help the enemy from the ground to leave a buffer zone? Therefore, Lu Lingqi lengthened the wall of the main city to the direction of the dock by more than seven miles. If converted to the modern metric system, the distance between the main city and the dock is less than a kilometer.

How much distance can you have in a kilometer? To put it bluntly, it is not enough for thousands of people to line up and set up troops. The Chrysanthemum Port side mainly had to face the nomadic cavalry, and this kilometer distance was not enough for the Wuhu cavalry's war horses to sprint. On the other hand, there are more than 200 artillery pieces left in Chrysanthemum Port, 60 guns left in the port, and the remaining 14 or 50 guns are arranged at the head of each city wall by the main city. With the firing range of about 500 paces of Yizhou artillery at that time, coupled with trebuchets and various types of crossbows, if the main city and the dock were fired together, they could completely cover all the locations in this kilometer.

In addition, on both sides of the sea surface of the wharf, the warships of Yizhou have corresponding combat positions, and the crossbows and trebuchets on the warships, as well as dozens of gunboats led by Zhao Yu before, can carry out supporting medium and long-range attacks on the two wings of the wharf. The most amazing thing is that the Wuhu rangers at that time had nothing to do with these warships. One or two hundred paces of sea, the Wuhu cavalry from the grasslands and deserts could not cross it at all. To put it funnily, only these warships can fight the Wuhu cavalry, but the Wuhu cavalry can only stare at these warships, which is really called "looking at the sea and sighing......

In the blink of an eye, Tianjin has been "fiercely fighting" for half a day. Under the city and in front of the port, the infantry army led by Murong Ziying didn't know how many "corpses" they had thrown down, but there were many besieging soldiers, so Murong Ziying didn't pay attention to the main city and dock of Chrysanthemum Port at all, as well as his own "casualties", and desperately urged the army to attack the city with all his might...... To put it bluntly, Murong Ziying was trying to figure out the siege method of Budugen's army some time ago.