However, it was said that after some deliberation, Lu Ren finally made it clear to Xun Yu about the Parthian heavy cavalry of Anxi or Guishan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Xun Yu frowned after hearing this, and only after taking a light breath of cool air did he mutter: "If it is really as you said, such a heavy armored cavalry can be described as the best in the world, and the cost of building their horse armor alone is amazing enough. In terms of equipment alone, I am afraid that even Cao Mengde's tiger and leopard riding are much inferior. ”

Xun Yu is a person who has been in charge of money and food all the year round, and he knows very well what kind of expenses are needed for many things. Although the quality of the equipment is not completely equivalent to the combat effectiveness, it is certain that good equipment can always get a corresponding bargain on the battlefield, not to mention that the information received now is that Liu Bei's "turtle shell" was broken by the well-equipped Parthian heavy cavalry, Xun Yu can also roughly calculate the combat effectiveness of the Parthian heavy cavalry, and he can't help but be a little shocked in his heart. Perhaps for Xun Yu at this moment, he has thoroughly understood what it means to "there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky", right?

However, at this time, Lu Ren had calmed down a lot from the state of anger when he first saw the telegram. After carefully reading the detailed records in the telegram again, Lu Ren couldn't help but grit his teeth and said: "Although the ability of those heavily armored cavalry to charge into battle is terrifying, if they attack Liu Bei's battle formation under normal circumstances, they can't actually get any bargain." ”

Xun Yu nodded: "Today's big man, no one may have seen such a heavy armored cavalry, because if you don't know its depth, it is easy to suffer a big loss." In addition, Liu Bei's position collapsed due to the fire...... Oh, what's that black oil? ”

Lu Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It should be the so-called 'Western Regions Fire Oil', and there are descriptions of this thing in some documents on the Western Regions today." But really, it's not as exaggerated as some of the literature suggests, and if we really want to say it, we have it on hand right now. ”

Xun Yu immediately reacted: "Petroleum products? ”

Lu Ren nodded. Before Lu Ren met Wan'er, there were already some oil transactions with Anxi, although the number of transactions was not large, but it was enough for Lu Ren to complete some related things here, such as making samples and handing them over to the surveyors in Nanzhong and Liaozhou to find mineral deposits, as for the refining of oil, it was needless to say, so Lu Ren said that he also had this kind of thing in his hands It is not too much. Xun Yu actually knew these things, but he was too surprised when he saw the telegram, and he couldn't react for a while.

By the way, Europe and Central Asia played with oil quite early, and even in the "Homeric Epic" there are records of the use of petroleum products in war, and the discovery and use of petroleum products in China is relatively late.

Not too far, anyway, Lu Ren was not surprised that the Parthian cavalry would use petroleum products to set fire in battle, and according to Lu Ren's judgment, the petroleum products used by the Parthian cavalry that Liu Bei encountered should have only been roughly refined, and the actual effect should not be as exaggerated as described in some documents. It's just that I suddenly remembered that Wan'er was behind the scenes on the rest side, so who can say what kind of thing will be done?

Because he thought of Wan'er, Lu Ren's expression immediately darkened, and the person was silent there with his head down. Xun Yu always knew Lu Ren better, and at this moment he guessed that Lu Ren might have remembered something because of his rest, but he could only cough hard a few times in desperation to pull back Lu Ren's thoughts, and then frowned: "Yihao, Liu Bei was defeated this time, and he returned to Hanzhong because of serious injuries, what will this mean, do you know what it means?" ”

Lu Ren sighed and nodded again: "Cao Pi is in trouble." According to the telegram that Zhao Yu took back before, Cao Pi, this kid, finally reacted quickly, and as soon as he received the news, he immediately ordered the tens of thousands of horses that attacked Anding to return to Chang'an. If nothing else, Cao Pi is now preparing to defend Chang'an. ”

Xun Yu raised his head, and after thinking about it for a long time, he shook his head and said: "The Western Regions Alliance, Guishan, Xiongnu, and some surrounding forces must be counted, Cao Pi's battle is only afraid that it will not be easy to fight." Yihao, do you have any way to help Cao Pi? If Chang'an is lost, the Central Plains is in danger! ”

Lu Ren smiled bitterly: "What can I do now?" Who the hell could have imagined that Liu Bei would have such a big problem at this juncture? According to the current situation, don't say that Cao Pi will not let my troops enter the Wei realm, even if my troops are allowed to enter the Wei realm to rush to the aid of Chang'an, don't you think that I am also beyond the reach of the whip commander? It's a road of tens of thousands of miles! ”

Xun Yu could only shake his head helplessly. After a pause, Xun Yu groaned: "Now it depends on whether Cao Pi can deploy additional troops from the territory of Wei to help Chang'an in time." ”

Lu Ren lowered his head and was silent for a while, and suddenly said with a heavy pause: "I don't believe it!" Is our combat effectiveness in the Central Plains of China so poor? Is the original sentence 'one Han to five Hu' fake? Xun Gong, I think that as long as this kid Cao Pi is ruthless in this battle, Guishuang, the Western Regions, and the Huns will really not be able to help him! ”

Xun Yu glanced at Lu Ren, and said in his heart Where did you get this kind of judgment? He actually didn't know that Lu Ren was thinking of many foreign wars in Chinese history at this time. In Lu Ren's view, the Chinese nation has always had a strong and solid foundation, and if it really fights foreign wars, it can always win. As for the many failures in history, if we really want to settle the score, almost without exception they are all due to the ruling class, either because of mistakes in decision-making, or because they are weak and incompetent, but they have nothing to do with the combat effectiveness of the Chinese nation itself.

Although Cao Pi's current situation is not good, and Lu Ren doesn't like Cao Pi, it is undeniable that Cao Pi is still a wise man, and the problems that may arise from the ruling class in foreign wars can basically be ruled out, so the Chinese nation's own combat effectiveness can also be brought into play...... But to be honest, Lu Ren himself also felt that it was a bit mysterious to make such a choice now, but because of the fact that the whip was out of reach, I am afraid that he could only make such a choice.

However, Lu Ren will not completely put his hope on Cao Pi, after all, Lu Ren still has what he can do: "Xun Gong, how are the preparations of the first fleet and the second fleet done?" ”

Xun Yu immediately understood what Lu Ren meant, and muttered, "It's still a lot." But...... If you gather the ships of these two fleets that have basically completed their preparations, you can put together a mixed fleet. As for the corresponding logistical supply ships, it is possible to use conventional merchant ships to top one, in addition, Zhuya, Guangzhou, and Quanzhou can be prepared at the same time, and the fleet can be brought along the way after departure, so that a lot of time can be saved. Although it will be a bit rushed, and some things will not be taken care of, we can make up for it in the subsequent fleet. ”

Lu Ren nodded: "Then let's do it!" For all related matters, Lao Xun will bother to worry about it. If there is no great matter, you don't have to report everything to me. One more ......"

After a slight hesitation, Lu Ren still made a choice: "Release all the relevant news, it should be able to relieve the pressure on Cao Pi's side more or less." ”

Xun Yu nodded: "In this way, it can be regarded as saving Zhao in the siege of Wei." However, in this way, Kushan and Anxi, who have received the news, will certainly be on full guard against us on the coastal line, and the enemy that our fleet will encounter on the sea route will not be easy to deal with. ”

Lu Ren said: "There is an urgency, let's talk about it." And I think that if it is really a naval battle, Anxi and Kushan should not have the capital to compete with my fleet!! ”

It's not hubris, it's confidence. Even if it is arrogant, Lu Ren at this time has the capital to support this arrogance. In fact, if you think about it, you can understand what kind of configuration Lu Ren's fleet is now, and although Anxi and Guishan also have fleets, what kind of configuration is their fleet? To put it mildly, if the fleets of Guishan and Anxi can only be regarded as the level of the red and white machine and the little overlord, then Lu Ren's fleet must be at the level of Sony and Saturn.

(Ahem, please forgive the bottle for suddenly remembering to use the stage of a game console as a metaphor here, but it is at this time that some memories of this aspect are suddenly evoked.) The last console I bought in the bottle was Sony PS and Saturn.,After that, what N6***S23 and X box or something, I never bought it again.,There's no spare money and there's no interest at the beginning.。 ）

Even if Wan'er is guiding behind the scenes of rest, but Wan'er has only been in rest for four or five years, and the first two years are still helping Cass Eli fight the civil war, how much time can be really used for development? When Lu Ren and Wan'er bumped into it, the new ships that were laid to rest and launched in peace were only at the level of Lu Ren's third-tier ships here. In the naval battle, the advantage in weapons and equipment will be greatly magnified, so in a sense, Lu Ren still wishes that he would rest in peace and Guishan to concentrate on fighting a naval battle with him.

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What followed were tense days, and during these days, all sides were making their own preparations.

Cao Pi was already urgently deploying troops, and at the same time, he did not forget to ask Lu Ren for equipment support. Lu Ren didn't say anything about this, anyway, after the troops completed the reloading of muskets instead of bows and crossbows, there were still a large number of bows and crossbows in the warehouse, just pack them up and send them to Cao Pi. Chang'an has to deal with a large number of cavalry, and it is a defensive battle, and these replaced bows and crossbows can come in handy.

The vanguard of the fleet integrated by Lu Ren here has already set off, and will take the supply ships at Zhuya and then go directly to the Strait of Malacca and then go straight to the southeastern coastal area of Guishan, and more than 10,000 vanguard troops integrated by Xun You and Shui Ling in Nanzhong have also set off, with the goal of stationing in Yangon, and will cooperate with the vanguard fleet to launch an attack on Guishan.

Sun Quan's side is relatively honest. Sun Quan will not find scolding himself at this time, but at the same time, he is also happy to see the other three families fighting in a mess, but he has nothing to do. As for the news that Liu was seriously injured, Sun Quan had already received it at this time, but Sun Quan did not choose to take this opportunity to go to Jingzhou to make trouble...... There are some obscurities, and Sun Quan will not touch them.

Next is Liu Bei here. Speaking of which, Liu Bei's reaction here was the most intense, Zhang Fei in Langzhong and Guan Yu who stayed in Jiangling were both anxious when they received the news that Liu Bei was seriously injured in Liangzhou, completely ignoring their respective posts, and rushed to Hanzhong with their own direct subordinates. Zhang Fei's Langzhong was okay, but Guan Yu took away part of the defenders of Jingzhou and made Zhuge Liang scramble. This is also fortunate that Cao Pi can't take care of Jingzhou, and Sun Quan didn't take the opportunity to attack Jingzhou out of some considerations, otherwise Jingzhou will make a big mistake because of this, and the account has to be counted on Guan Yu's head.

However, at this time, a telegram from Liu Bei's side was also photographed by Lu Ren, which roughly meant that he hoped that Lu Ren could save Liu Bei's life...... Well, who made Lu Ren hang the name of an "immortal master", and Yizhou's medical level is the best? Anyway, to put it simply, Liu Bei now is completely relying on some means to hang a life, and the people around Liu Bei discussed and discussed, and came to the conclusion that only Lu Ren could save Liu Bei at this time.

But how can this matter be so simple? With Liu Bei's current situation, he can't move the place at all, the long journey to Yizhou is nonsense, if he really gets on the road, he will die immediately, so he can only ask Lu Ren to go to Hanzhong to treat Liu Bei, but what is Lu Ren's identity? Baba ran to Hanzhong to cure Liu Bei, how can you Liu Bei turn his face and detain Lu Ren for the sake of profit? In those days, who wouldn't guard against such a thing?

Liu Bei naturally knew that this matter was difficult to do, but Liu Bei's life was in the morning, and in desperation, he could only send a request to Lu Ren, and stated that Liu Bei's three sons would be taken hostages, and they were all on the way to Yizhou, but Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Chan was not included among these three sons...... This is understandable, because if Liu Bei hangs up, Liu Bei Group will have someone who can take over the work, so Liu Chan can't be sent out.

For this request made by Liu Bei's side, of course, it was immediately opposed by a bunch of people here in Lu Ren. What are you kidding, you Liu Bei is going to die, let our lord run to save you? You Liu Bei is not a good person, what if you really detain Lu Ren? And once something happens to Lu Ren, what will Yizhou do? Who can hold it?

However, among this group of people who objected, Xun Yu was silent all the time, and Lu Ren himself thought of something. After driving the group of people away, Lu Ren asked Xun Yu in a low voice to the remaining Xun Yu, "Xun Gong, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Xun Yu glanced at Lu Ren with a complicated heart, but the words were squeezed out from between his teeth: "Yihao, I think you should go." Because if Liu Bei really dies at this time, he is afraid that it will be very unfavorable to the next battle. ”

Lu Ren didn't speak, and he wasn't stupid. In fact, Lu Ren already had his own ideas, but now Lu Ren still wanted to hear Xun Yu's analysis of this matter......