In the original history, after Liu Bei entered Shu and officially turned his face with Liu Zhang, the most worried reaction Liu Zhang would make was not how Liu Zhang resisted, but how to clear the wilderness. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBecause once Liu Zhang clears the wall, Liu Bei's troops will lose the supply of food and grass for long-term battles, to put it simply and bluntly, they can't stay in Shu for a long time, and the city is unlikely to be captured in a short time, so at some point the only way is to withdraw the army.

Now back to Lu Ren's body. In fact, Lu Ren received the news that the three-clan alliance army would invade Liaozhou relatively early, and it can even be said that Lu Ren had already received this information before the forces of the three-clan alliance army began to assemble.

Don't think this is exaggerating anything, in fact, Lu Ren will receive this information so early, mainly because many people in the Karasuma, Xianbei and other tribes in western Liaoning who are attached to Lu Ren have tasted the sweetness of running merchants, and they are used to trafficking some of the products they get in western Liaoning to the desert plains further north, and then dumping the things produced in the desert plains back to make another profit, and to put it bluntly, they are running merchants. And because they are also Karasuma or Xianbei themselves, it is very convenient to run this kind of business in many times and in many ways.

Lu Ren has never deliberately cared about this kind of thing, but has only made some relevant adjustments on the types of goods that are resold. Again, Lu Ren is not good at fighting, and for the vast desert plain area, taking military action will only outweigh the losses, so Lu Ren still adopts the economic strategy and cultural strategy he is good at on this issue, and these private merchants who appear on their own are also conducive to Lu Ren's strategy. And when the activities of the traveling merchants became more and more frequent, it also strengthened Lu Ren's grasp of the intelligence in the desert plain.

Therefore, Lu Ren received the relevant information very early and made corresponding arrangements. And when Lu Ren was making arrangements in all aspects, Chen Gong once rushed back to Yizhou to have a face-to-face secret conversation with Lu Ren.

At that time, Chen Gong asked Lu Ren whether he wanted to simply defend and fight back the invading enemy, or whether he wanted to come and use a large-scale battle in exchange for years of tranquility in Liaozhou.

At this time, Chen Gong first analyzed some situations to Lu Ren...... Well, roughly what Chen Gong said is that in the war against the nomads in the north in that era, the farming people of the Central Plains would often encounter some difficulties when they took the initiative to attack, such as difficulty in seeking the enemy, difficulty in marching, difficulty in supply, etc., and Lu Ren still knew more about these things, which was one of the reasons why Lu Ren did not launch an active attack.

Then Chen Gong concluded that because of these advantages, it would not be easy for the nomads in the north to take the initiative to destroy their living forces. If you really want to bring them big and destroy a large number of their living forces at one time, the better way is to "lure them with huge profits, gather the enemy and annihilate them".

Then Chen Gong told Lu Ren his idea: this time Karasuma, Xianbei, and Fuyu gathered more than 100,000 men and horses to invade Liaoxi, although it was a bit menacing, but it was undeniable that it provided Lu Ren with an opportunity to "gather and annihilate". So the most critical question now is whether Lu Ren can throw enough bait to firmly attract these hundreds of thousands of alien coalition troops here in Liaoxi, so that they will not leave easily.

At this time, Lu Ren actually understood what Chen Gong meant, so he just smiled and replied to Chen Gong, "Birds die for food", and then go on...... Well, in fact, with Lu Ren's secret consent, the autumn harvest work in the western Liaoning region was actually deliberately slowed down by Chen Gong.

To put it bluntly, under the operation of Chen Palace, Liaoxi did not play "strong walls and clear the wilderness", but deliberately left a large amount of money and food for the invading three-clan coalition army in the fields of Liaoxi, and deliberately left some specious flaws in the garrison. And this is also one of the implicit reasons why Chen Gong did not do so strongly and thoroughly to persuade the people of Liaoxi to leave the battlefield temporarily. To put it cruelly, the money and food deliberately left behind is a bait, and letting these people who refuse to leave alone is actually a bait, because if the personnel are not moved so thoroughly, it will appear that Lu Ren's war preparations here are not sufficient, so as to reduce the vigilance of the three clan alliances.

In a word, the plan set by Lu Ren and Chen Gong was to drag the invading three-clan alliance army in Liaoxi, and then try to carry out a large-scale encirclement and annihilation operation. Judging from the current battle situation, the more than 100,000 horses of the three-clan alliance army have been initially put into the set.

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In the blink of an eye, it was late November.

November is the middle of winter, and the climate in the northern border of western Liaoning is even colder. However, at this moment in the port of Chrysanthemum Island, many military and civilian shipwrights are busy accepting the large-scale fleet of Yizhou that has just arrived on Chrysanthemum Island against the bitter cold coastal wind.

Not to mention how busy the soldiers and civilians were, just said that somewhere on the dock, Zhou Yu and Sun Shangxiang, who had just stepped off the sampan, wrapped their cotton clothes tightly in the cold wind and smiled at each other, Zhou Yu shook his head and sighed lightly: "Although I knew that it was bitter cold in the north, I really didn't expect it to be so cold, but it also made me understand why Shangxiang insisted on letting us bring an extra layer of cotton clothes before leaving." ”

Tightening the cotton clothes on his body again, Zhou Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Now that I think about it, I have grown up to such an age, but I have never been to the area north of the Yellow River. I heard you mention how cold the weather is in the north before, and I thought she was exaggerating, but until today, I know that what Shangxiang said is true...... No, maybe a little colder than you said. ”

Just like Zhou Yu said. To be honest, Zhou Yu has basically stayed in the south before this, and the northernmost place he went to was no more than the Xuzhou area, and he suddenly came to the northern region in the middle of winter, where could he adapt to the cold climate in the north for a while?

Seeing Zhou Yu's reaction, Sun Shangxiang just shrugged his shoulders and responded with a smile: "I'm okay!" In recent years, I have spent most of my time in Yamadai, Wajima, where the winter is not as cold as Liaozhou, but it is still much colder than in Jiangdong. It's just that...... There are many hot springs there, and many times I like to soak in the hot springs and enjoy the snow. By the way, when our battle here is over, I will take Brother Zhong to Yamatai for a ride, and then let Brother Zhong also enjoy the wonderful feeling of snow falling outside the shed and soaking in the warm hot springs. If Xiao Qiao's sister-in-law also picks it up, you can also ask her to wipe your back. However, if Xiao Qiao's sister-in-law can't come, she can only let Bo Yan wipe your back. ”

Zhou Yu shuddered for no reason when he heard this, because the picture of staying naked in the winter snow really made Zhou Yu a little difficult to accept. Don't think crooked, Zhou Yu is just afraid of the cold.

Quickly shook his head, Zhou Yu took a sip of warm air in the palm of his hand, and then rubbed his hands together while looking at the Jiangdong children in the nearest ship. After a few careful glances, Zhou Yu frowned slightly, and then said to Sun Shangxiang: "Shang Xiang, immediately go to the colonel to check how the brothers' body is doing." The children of Jiangdong we brought with us all grew up in the warm land of the south of the Yangtze River, and it will be difficult for them to adapt to this cold northern border in the middle of winter. We need to be careful not to have unnecessary attrition in non-combat. ”

Sun Shangxiang answered and ordered the maidservants beside him to pass the order. However, when the maid and maid left in response to the order, Sun Shangxiang was slightly stunned, and then smiled at Zhou Yu and asked, "Brother Zhong, are you talking about 'non-combat attrition'?" I remember you didn't use that word before. ”

Zhou Yu was also flustered, but immediately came back to his senses, and smiled at Sun Shangxiang: "When you recruited soldiers in Wu County, I had been traveling in Yizhou. And when I traveled, Lu Yizhou didn't make any restrictions on me, so I also went to the non-commissioned officer school of Yizhou Academy for a few days. Many easy-to-understand military words in Yizhou are really practical and much stronger than the military orders we used to use...... How many sergeants and soldiers who are generally recruited are literate and hyphenated? With this, I couldn't help but use these words from the Yizhou Military Academy. ”

At this point, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh, and his face showed a little worry: "I have to admit that Lu Yizhou's talent for governing the country is only afraid that there are few people in this world." The establishment of this non-commissioned officer school alone has made it difficult for other candidates to match. Whether it is a famous or wealthy family or a child of a poor family, even if it is an ordinary child of the common people, as long as he has ambition in his heart, he can apply for the non-commissioned officer school and learn the law of military service. When he graduated from school and joined the army, Yizhou not only had no defects in the big and small lieutenant schools, but also could be unimpeded when the order was carried out, and those who could stand out from many lieutenant schools would be good generals. ”

Sighing again, Zhou Yu shook his head again and again: "In comparison, our Jiangdong's governance and military system inevitably seems a little outdated and backward. As far as the selection of generals is concerned, it still depends on the recommendation of the staff. If the person being recommended is selfish, or pays attention to human feelings, he will be the one who will be the general...... Alas! ”

Sun Shangxiang stayed in Yizhou much longer than Zhou Yu, so he naturally knew that Zhou Yu's worries were not unreasonable, but Sun Shangxiang couldn't do anything about it. No matter what, Sun Shangxiang is also the county lord of Jiangdong, so there is no reason why he should not care about the development of Dongdong. During the period of Yizhou as a hostage, Sun Shangxiang learned a lot of things, and wrote back to Wu more than once, introducing some of the methods of Yizhou to Sun Quan.

But the problem comes at this time, mainly because the main pattern of Yizhou is very different from that of Jiangdong. In general, it can be said that there has never been a wealthy family in Yizhou, so when Lu Ren wants to implement some transformative decrees, there will basically be no conflict with the interests of the wealthy family...... Of course, at the beginning, Lu Ren also tried to make the Mi family, Lu family, and Zhen family taste a lot of the sweetness brought by the changes, but the corresponding restrictions Lu Ren has never been soft.

But it's different on the Jiang side. You must know that in the history of the Three Kingdoms, the most powerful clan may be the Jiangdong side. For example, Wu County has the "four surnames of Wu", which is as strong as Sun Ce, and it is not the same to carry out a certain amount of wooing? And when the interests of the wealthy family were threatened, the life of the Sun family was not much better. Sun Quan saw this, so he immediately adjusted his governing strategy as soon as he succeeded to the throne, changed Sun Ce's too strong but offended everyone to Huairou, and used the support of the wealthy family to stabilize Sun's rule. In the words of later scholars, Sun Quan was playing "Jiangdongization".

It's a bit far-fetched, anyway, what this means is that although Sun Shangxiang has sent a lot of Yizhou's governance methods back to Sun Quan, so that Sun Quan can refer to and learn from them, but because these things directly touch the interests and even privileges of various wealthy families in Jiangdong, it is normal to be opposed and end up in the end.

Take the matter of the non-commissioned officer school as an example, recommending talents to become officers and lead soldiers or something is originally a major means for the wealthy family to fight for the interests of the political and military. It's no wonder that the wealthy families in Jiangdong will agree! Anyway, what kind of rhetoric to make up is the strength of these people, so I don't have to worry about finding the right rhetoric.

said that Zhou Yu was depressed here, and Sun Shangxiang was naturally depressed. However, Sun Shangxiang looked at the atmosphere and felt that it was not a good thing to go on like this, so he hurriedly found something to open the topic: "Brother Zhong, and forgive Shangxiang for bluntly saying that the weather in the middle of winter in the north is really too cold." It's not that Shangxiang is afraid of the cold, it's just that in such a cold weather, most of the Jiangdong children we brought who grew up in the warm south will not be able to adapt to it, even if they are not afraid of the cold, they will be powerless. Shang Xiang didn't understand, why didn't Brother Zhong say Lu Yizhou's words, and then lead the crowd here in the spring season next year? ”

Zhou Yu then shook his head: "Shang Xiang, it is precisely because I know that the cold in the north at this time is unbearable, so I have to bring my brothers here." If our Jiangdong disciples can't adapt to the cold climate in the north as soon as possible, then it will only be empty words to fight in the north and make meritorious contributions, and even raise the prestige of our Jiangdong. ”

Sun Shangxiang was startled: "Listen to the meaning of Brother Zhong's words...... Is it to train in the middle of winter in the north? ”

Zhou Yu nodded vigorously, but Sun Shangxiang was already dumbfounded. But dumbfounded, Sun Shangxiang couldn't understand Zhou Yu's intentions, so he didn't say anything more at the moment. However, Sun Shangxiang didn't know that Zhou Yu actually had some things to say that he hadn't confessed to Sun Shangxiang...... To be precise, it was Zhou Yu who was not easy to confess to Sun Shangxiang.

Sun Shangxiang returned to Wu in early autumn, and it has only been three or four months since he did the incident in Jianye City. Sun Shangxiang compares two hundred and five in some matters of human relationships, but it does not mean that Zhou Yu will also follow two hundred and five. In three or four months, it is difficult to guarantee that Sun Quan will have any changes in Jiangdong, and once there is a change, Zhou Yu is not by Sun Shangxiang's side because he is in Yizhou, so it is difficult to guarantee that something will happen to Sun Shangxiang here.

Therefore, Zhou Yu also wanted to avoid long nights and dreams, and something else would happen, so he hurriedly took Sun Shangxiang to leave the Jiangdong territory. As long as they leave the Jiangdong territory and avoid Sun Quan's control, Zhou Yu and Sun Shangxiang's actions will be much more convenient, and they will not cause any unnecessary trouble. And how could Zhou Yu say these words to Sun Shangxiang?

Another key point is that although Lu Ren and Chen Gong's ideas have been hidden from many people, where can they be hidden from Zhou Yu? Zhou Yu came with the intention of prestige, where would he let go of such a great opportunity?

The two of them spoke, and their eyes swept across the docks. Zhou Yu and Sun Shangxiang's situation is not as good as the Yizhou fleet, after all, they brought troops, and they naturally need someone from Lu Ren's side to pick them up at this moment, so they can only wait here at this time.

While he was talking, a young general appeared in front of the two of them and saluted: "Lord Sun, the last general has been waiting here for a long time...... This must be Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin who burned Cao Jun's warship in the Battle of Chibi, right? Ai Jiu heard the name, like thunder! See you today, fortunately! ”

Sun Shangxiang recognized the general, it was Deng Ai Deng Shizai, the leader of the younger generation under Lu Ren, and he gave Zhou Yu an introduction at the moment. Speaking of which, although Deng Ai and Liu Ye are stationed in Liaodong, the main battlefield is basically determined to be in Liaoxi, and Lu Ren will naturally make some adjustments, so Deng Ai was transferred to Liaoxi. If there is a fight on the Liaodong side, there will be someone who is old Huang Zhong and Huang Zhong's son Huang Xu, and there will still be someone who will lead the troops. As for arranging to pick up Zhou Yu on Chrysanthemum Island...... Deng Ai has the identity of Lu Ren's apprentice, and it is more suitable to do this job.

After the two sides each said a few polite words, Zhou Yu also took the opportunity to carefully compare Deng Ai. And after some comparison, Zhou Yu sighed lightly in his heart: "Such a good talent, why not my Jiangdong?" ”

After all the politeness was finished, Deng Ai led Sun Shangxiang and Zhou Yu to the palace in the fortress of Chrysanthemum Island. After a while, Deng Ai, Zhou Yu, and Sun Shangxiang were indispensable for some kind words on the scene. It wasn't until they sat down and the food and drinks were delivered that Deng Ai got back to the point, raised his glass and asked Zhou Yu: "Gongjin came here to help in the battle, but I don't know how many Jiangdong athletes he brought?" ”

Zhou Yu smiled faintly: "Not much, more than 5,000 people." ”

"Five thousand!?"

Deng Ai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Although he had already learned this number from the telegram sent by Lu Ren, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Only more than five thousand people? This...... Isn't it too little? ”

Zhou Yu laughed: "A lot! Recalling that at the beginning, Yu and Bofu captured the Jiangdong counties with only more than 3,000 people. Why do you need too many soldiers and horses to attack Hu in the north today? ”

Deng Aixin said it! I have long heard Lu Ren say that Zhou Yu's arrogance is deeply engraved in his bones, and he can barely press it when his luck is bad, but when the opportunity comes, you will still be crazy!

Deng Ai hadn't opened his mouth at this time, and Sun Shangxiang over there didn't know if it was because Zhou Yu mentioned Sun Ce's glorious past, which caused Sun Shangxiang's pride in his chest, and he said heroically at the moment: "Not bad!" Back then, Brother Bofu took Jiangdong with only 3,000 disciples, and today Shangxiang and Brother Zhong should sweep Hulu with 5,000 Jiangdong disciples to promote the prestige of my Jiangdong disciples! ”

Deng Aixin said where is this! Sun Ce managed Jiangdong back then, but really only with the 3,000 soldiers and horses he got from Yuan Shu? There's a lot of going on here, okay? It's just that it's hard to say anything at the moment, so I can only toast with a smile and say a few words like "heroic dry clouds". Because Lu Ren explained in the telegram, some things should not be too true with Zhou Yu and Sun Shangxiang......